F#dim (F# diminished): F# A C. Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5. Two minor 3rds stacked: tense and unstable, it is the vii° of a major key and wants to resolve.

Made of3

Notes3

Contains & part of32

Scales that contain it30

Extensions2

Inversions3

  • F#dim5/3

    Root position · F# A C

  • F#dim/A6

    1st inversion · A C F#

  • F#dim/C6/4

    2nd inversion · C F# A

Relatives3

Type1

Genres that use it2

Where it goes5

One small move away4

Its dominant1