Cavaquinho · Diminished chord

F°F Diminished

  • Key: F# Major
  • Easy
  • Open chord

F° is the F diminished chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes F · G# · B · D.

F° — F Diminished · Cavaquinho12345631DBGD

Other positions

Notes

  • F
  • G#
  • B
  • D

Structure

  1. 1
  2. ♭3
  3. ♭5
Sound
Diminished
Unstable, dramatic
Harmonic function
Dominant
Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of F# Major

DegreeChordFunction
IF#Tonic
iiG#mSubdominant
iiiA#mTonic relative
IVBSubdominant
VC#Dominant
viD#mTonic relative
vii°FdimDominant

How to play

  1. 1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 3.
  2. 2Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 4.
  3. 3Let strings 2, 1 ring open.
  4. 4Strum all the strings.

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