Guitar chords · Diminished 7th
F°7 chord on guitar (Fdim7)
F°7 (F Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes.) has four notes: F, A♭, C♭ (played as B) and E𝄫 (played as D), the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, ♭5 and 𝄫7.
Shapes
How to play F°7
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
F°7 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 1 or the A shape at fret 8. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 1
A shape · fret 8
Notes and formula
What makes F°7 diminished 7th
A Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes. chord stacks three minor 3rds, so every note is the same distance from the next. It is the vii°7 of the The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home. and pulls hard to the chord a The smallest distance in Western music: one fret on the guitar, such as E to F or F to F♯. above its The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7..
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The ♭3rd, the ♭5th and the 𝄫7th make F°7 a Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes. chord.
- FRroot
- A♭♭3essential
- C♭♭5essential
- E𝄫𝄫7essential
- F, the root
- Other chord tones
F°7 usually resolves up a The smallest distance in Western music: one fret on the guitar, such as E to F or F to F♯. to G♭ or F♯m, the chord it leads into. Its four notes are evenly spaced, so the same shape also works as G♯°7, B°7 and D°7, leading to A, C and E♭.
Keys
Keys with F°7
F°7 belongs to one key: F♯ minor (vii°7, spelled E♯°7, The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
F°7 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps F°7 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- F°7/A♭
F°7 with its ♭3rd, A♭, in the bass: the first inversion.
- F°7/C♭
F°7 with its ♭5th, C♭, in the bass: the second inversion.
- F°7/E𝄫
F°7 with its 𝄫7th, E𝄫, in the bass: the third inversion.
Same root
Other chords on F
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- F major
- Fm minor
- F7 dominant 7th
- Fmaj7 major 7th
- Fm7 minor 7th
- Fsus2 suspended 2nd
- Fsus4 suspended 4th
- F6 major 6th
- Fm6 minor 6th
- Fadd9 add 9
- F9 dominant 9th
- Fmaj9 major 9th
- Fm9 minor 9th
- F13 dominant 13th
- Fmaj13 major 13th
- Fm11 minor 11th
- F° diminished
- Fm7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- F+ augmented
- F5 power chord
- F7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- Fm(maj7) minor major 7th
- F6/9 six-nine
- Fm(add9) minor add 9
- F7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
F°7, in short
- What notes are in the F°7 chord?
- F°7 (F Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes.) has four notes: F, A♭, C♭ (played as B) and E𝄫 (played as D), the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, ♭5 and 𝄫7.
- How do you play F°7 on guitar?
- F°7 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 1 or the A shape at fret 8.
- What key is F°7 in?
- F°7 belongs to one key: F♯ minor (vii°7, spelled E♯°7, The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).