What notes are in a Fdim chord?

Fdim is F, Ab, Cb: the 1, ♭3, ♭5 of F.

How do you play Fdim on guitar?

5th String Root Diminished Triad: x 8 9 10 9 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Diminished

Fdim chord (F Diminished)

Tense, unstable triad built of two stacked minor 3rds.

Notes FAbCb

Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5

Shapes 1 on this page

Fdim chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, F.

5th String Root Diminished Triad x 8 9 10 9 x

Interactive chord diagram

Fdim on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

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Questions

What notes are in a Fdim chord?: Fdim is F, Ab, Cb: the 1, ♭3, ♭5 of F.
How do you play Fdim on guitar?: 5th String Root Diminished Triad: x 8 9 10 9 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Diminished chords in every key

Cdim C#dim Ddim Ebdim Edim Fdim F#dim Gdim Abdim Adim Bbdim Bdim

More F chords

F Fm F5 F7 Fmaj7 Fm7 Fm(maj7) Fmaj9 F9 Fm9 Fm11 F6 Fm6 Fadd9 Fsus4 Fsus2 F7sus4 F7#9 Faug Fmaj7#5 Fdim7 Fm7b5