F♯dim chord on piano
F# diminished: F♯ · A · C. It sounds tense and unstable: it exists to move somewhere else.
NotesF♯ A C
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: F♯ — finger 1 · A — finger 3 · C — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootF♯ – A – C
- 1stA – C – F♯
- 2ndC – F♯ – A
Songs that use F♯dim
J.S. BachMinuet in G
G major · Intermediate
J.S. BachPrelude in C
C major · Intermediate
J.S. BachInvention No 4 in D minor BWV 775
D minor · Beginner
J.S. BachMinuet in G Major BMV 114 J.S.
G major · Beginner
J.S. BachJ.S. Partita No.3 1. Fantasia BWV 827
A minor · Beginner
J.S. BachJesus Alegria dos Homens
G major · Beginner