Electric guitar · Diminished chord

F#dimF# Diminished

Key: G Major
Easy
Open chord

F#dim is the F# diminished chord on electric guitar, made of the notes F# · A · C.

Other positions

Notes

F#
A
C

Structure

1
♭3
♭5

Sound: Diminished; Unstable, dramatic
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of G Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	G	Tonic
ii	Am	Subdominant
iii	Bm	Tonic relative
IV	C	Subdominant
V	D	Dominant
vi	Em	Tonic relative
vii°	F#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 6.
3Place your ring finger on fret 2 of string 3.
4Let string 5 ring open.
5Don't play strings 4, 1.
6Strum all the strings.