Guitar chord
F diminished chord Fdim
A diminished chord: two minor thirds stacked, tense and unstable. It is mostly used to pass from one chord to another.
Its notes: F, A♭, and C♭.
How to play it
- index: fret 8, string 5
- middle: fret 9, string 4
- ring: fret 9, string 2
- little finger: fret 10, string 3
- Don't play: strings 6 and 1
On the dots: 1 = index, 2 = middle, 3 = ring, 4 = little finger. Strings go from 6 (low E) to 1 (high E).
Easier
No barre here: it is a movable shape, with no open strings, that slides along the neck without changing fingers. The same shape, higher or lower, gives the other chords of the same kind.
Same note, other chords
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