F Dim Chord on Classical Guitar

Play F Dim on Classical Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The F Dim chord is a diminished chord built from stacked minor thirds, often used as a passing or leading chord. It is built from the notes F, G#, B. This page shows how to play F Dim on Classical Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the B string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 3 frets. F falls on the E string. It sounds from F2 up to F4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 10.

It has nylon strings on a wider, flatter neck than a steel-string guitar, which is why it is played fingerstyle rather than with a pick.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.