F diminished triad for guitar (Fdim)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the F diminished triad (Fdim) on the guitar fretboard: F · G# · B.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
Toggle individual strings
Frets15
1224
Chord
Fdim
FG#B
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
F
Root
· R
G#
Third
· ♭3
B
Fifth
· ♭5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 8
1st inversion
open
2nd inversion
fret 5
F diminished
The F diminished triad is made up of three notes: F · G# · B.
It sounds unstable and dissonant, and rarely ends a musical phrase -- instead it's used as a passing chord (typically on the vii degree) to build tension before a resolution.