Fdim chord

The Fdim chord (diminished): notes F G# B, degrees 1 – ♭3 – ♭5. Guitar shapes: 12310x, xx3464, x-8-9-10-9-x, 13-14-15-13-x-x.

A chord is the root plus degrees above it, most often stacked in thirds. Major and minor differ only in the lower third: a major third (M3) sounds bright, a minor third (m3) sounds sad. Pick a chord and a root to see its degrees and intervals, and its shapes.

m — minor, M — major, P — perfect, A — augmented interval; the number is the degree count. m3 is 3 semitones, M3 is 4, P5 is 7

C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B

F Fm F5 F7 Fm7 Fmaj7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 F6 Fm6 F9 Fdim Fdim7 Fm7♭5 Faug