F diminished 7th chord on guitar (Fdim7)

F diminished 7th is played in open position as 1 2 0 1 0 1: index finger on the low E string at fret 1, pinky finger on the A string at fret 2, middle finger on the G string at fret 1 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 1. The D and B strings ring open.

Tip — The open shape requires stretching the pinky to the 2nd fret of the A string while the index finger holds the 1st fret on the low E.

F diminished 7th is played in open position as 1 2 0 1 3 ×: index finger on the low E string at fret 1, ring finger on the A string at fret 2, middle finger on the G string at fret 1 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 3. The D string rings open. The high e string stays muted.

F diminished 7th is played at the 1st fret as 1 2 3 1 3 1: barre your index finger across fret 1, middle finger on the A string at fret 2, ring finger on the D string at fret 3 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 3.

F diminished 7th is played at the 3rd fret as × × 3 4 3 4: index finger on the D string at fret 3, ring finger on the G string at fret 4, middle finger on the B string at fret 3 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 4. The low E and A strings stay muted.

F diminished 7th is played at the 6th fret as × 8 6 7 6 7: barre your index finger across fret 6, pinky finger on the A string at fret 8, middle finger on the G string at fret 7 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 7. The low E string stays muted.