Chords
F# o7M7
F# · A · C · D# · E#
F# o7M7 (F#o7M7) is a diminished chord of 5 notes: F# · A · C · D# · E#.
F# o7M7
F# · A · C · D# · E#
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Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | F#3 · A3 · C4 · D#4 · E#4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | D#3 · F#3 · A3 · C4 · E#4 | |
| Shell | F#3 · A3 · E#4 | |
| Rootless | A3 · D#4 · E#4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
F# o7M7 (F#o7M7) contains the notes F# · A · C · D# · E#, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords
Inversions
An inversion of F# o7M7 puts a chord tone other than F# in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales F# o7M7 belongs to.
In which keys
F# o7M7 is diatonic to 1 key; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
- Bb minorvi°7M7Subdominant
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
F# o7M7 fits inside these scales, each built on F#.
- F# Lydian DiminishedF# · G# · A · B# · C# · D# · E#
- F# DiminishedF# · G# · A · B · C · D · D# · E#
- F# Messiaen's Mode #7F# · G · G# · A · B · B# · C# · D · D# · E#
Understanding the F# o7M7 chord
Names and symbols
F#o7M7 is the chord symbol for F# o7M7.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F# o7M7 chord?
- The F# o7M7 chord contains the notes F# · A · C · D# · E#: the root F# with the intervals 1P, 3m, 5d, 6M, 7M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally F#, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the F# o7M7 chord?
- Measured from F#, the F# o7M7 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 5d, 6M, 7M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the F# o7M7 chord?
- On guitar the most common F# o7M7 shape is 231211, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play F#3 · A3 · C4 · D#4 · E#4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.