Accessible Page: F Diminished Guitar Chord Fingering

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F dim Description

The intervals of this chord are Root, Minor Third, and diminished Fifth

Name variations for the Fdim chord:

• F Diminished
• F Dim
• F Diminished Triad
• F Ø
• Fdim

The Fdim chord is made up of the notes F, Ab, and Cb

Diminished chords have the diminished 5th interval instead of the perfect 5th, which creates a lot of tension in the sound.

Learn 7 positions for this chord

Position 1

Fingers Positions

• Mute the B string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the low E and G strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

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Position 2

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the high E string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 3

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the A string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the D string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the G string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 4

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the G string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 5

Fingers Positions

• Mute the D string
• Mute the G string
• Mute the B string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 11 of the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 13 of the low E string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 6

Fingers Positions

• Mute the D string
• Mute the G string
• Mute the B string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the low E string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 7

Fingers Positions

• Mute the G string
• Mute the B string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the low E string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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