F# diminished triad for guitar (F#dim)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the F# diminished triad (F#dim) on the guitar fretboard: F# · A · C.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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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
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 9
1st inversion
fret 2
2nd inversion
fret 6
F# diminished
The F# diminished triad is made up of three notes: F# · A · C.
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.