F♯dim7 chord on ukulele

F♯dim7 is F♯, A, C and E♭. The usual shape is 2-3-2-3. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

2-3-2-3 · movable · medium

Notes: F♯ · A · C · E♭
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭♭7
First shape: 2-3-2-3

How to play F♯dim7 on ukulele

Shape 1, 2-3-2-3, reading from the G string on the left, starts at the 2nd fret:

A: index finger, 2nd fret of the G string.
F♯: middle finger, 2nd fret of the E string.
E♭: ring finger, 3rd fret of the C string.
C: pinky finger, 3rd fret of the A string.

The pinky takes a note here. Keep it curved and close to the fretboard between chords so it has less distance to travel.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play F♯dim7

5-6-5-6: movable shape at the 5th fret, medium. A different set of strings gives a different color of the same chord.
8-9-8-9: movable shape at the 8th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.
11-12-11-12: movable shape at the 11th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.

Moving between F♯dim7 and its neighbours

The chords F♯dim7 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

G (leads up a half step): F♯dim7 (2-3-2-3) to G (0-2-3-2): the index finger slides across to the C string at the same fret, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, the ring finger slides across to the E string at the same fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. G on ukulele
Gm (leads up a half step): F♯dim7 (2-3-2-3) to Gm (0-2-3-1): the index finger goes to the A string, 1st fret, the middle finger slides across to the C string at the same fret, the ring finger slides across to the E string at the same fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. Gm on ukulele
B (a fifth down): F♯dim7 (2-3-2-3) to B (4-3-2-2): your ring finger stays put, the index finger goes to the E string, 2nd fret, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, your pinky finger lands on the G string, 4th fret. Shared notes: F♯ and E♭. B on ukulele

F♯dim7 is a diminished seventh: three minor thirds stacked, so the chord divides the octave into four equal parts. All 4 notes of F♯dim7 fit on the ukulele's four strings. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

Getting F♯dim7 under your fingers

Before strumming, play 2-3-2-3 note by note: A then E♭ then F♯ then C. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Then switch to 5-6-5-6 and back four times without looking at your hand.

G♭dim7 is another spelling of F♯dim7. Same shape, same sound.

F♯dim7 in context

F♯dim7 on guitar and piano

F♯dim7 on guitar and piano uses the same 4 notes in a different layout. See all three together.

Related F♯ chords on ukulele

Other diminished seventh chords

F♯dim7 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in F♯dim7 on ukulele?

F♯, A, C and E♭. In the 2-3-2-3 shape the strings play A (G string), E♭ (C string), F♯ (E string) and C (A string).

What's the easiest way to play F♯dim7 on ukulele?

In standard tuning F♯dim7 can't use open strings. Begin with 2-3-2-3. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and in many songs a capo can take over part of the work.

Is F♯dim7 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not usually: 2-3-2-3 needs no barre.

Which string does F♯dim7 start on?

In the 2-3-2-3 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 2nd fret, which is A, the minor third.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside F♯dim7. Updated September 2026.