F# diminished arpeggio for guitar (F#dim)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the F# diminished arpeggio (F#dim): F# · A · C.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
F#dim
F#AC
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
F#
Root
· R
A
Third
· ♭3
C
Fifth
· ♭5
Arpeggio sheet
F#dimFormula (degrees)
R ♭3 ♭5
Notes in key
F# A C
Typical use
Over VII° and as a chromatic passing sound.
F# diminished
The F# diminished arpeggio is made up of: F# · A · C.
The diminished arpeggio: an unstable, passing sound, typical of the vii degree and used as a chromatic link toward a resolution.