F♯ diminished 7th chord on guitar (F♯dim7)

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

Tip — The open voicing requires fretting four strings while muting the high E string cleanly.

F♯ diminished 7th is played at the 1st fret as 2 3 1 2 1 ×: barre your index finger across fret 1, middle finger on the low E string at fret 2, pinky finger on the A string at fret 3 and ring finger on the G string at fret 2. The high e string stays muted.

F♯ diminished 7th is played at the 2nd fret as 2 3 4 2 4 2: barre your index finger across fret 2, middle finger on the A string at fret 3, ring finger on the D string at fret 4 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 4.

F♯ diminished 7th is played at the 4th fret as × × 4 5 4 5: index finger on the D string at fret 4, ring finger on the G string at fret 5, middle finger on the B string at fret 4 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 5. The low E and A strings stay muted.

F♯ diminished 7th is played at the 7th fret as × 9 7 8 7 8: barre your index finger across fret 7, pinky finger on the A string at fret 9, middle finger on the G string at fret 8 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 8. The low E string stays muted.