F♯ diminished (F♯dim)
F♯Root
Amin 3
CTritone
Tense and unstable. Used as a passing chord or to create dramatic tension. Common in jazz and classical music.
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How to play it
F♯dim
F♯ diminished, Open
- Bass
- F♯, the root
- Root
- F♯
- Strings
- E A G B · open
- F♯Root
- Am3
- CTT
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds diminished
F♯+3 fretsA+3 fretsC
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with F♯m →
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