F#dim11 Diminished

The F#dim11 chord is built from the notes F# – A – C – Eb – G – B.

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Also known as

F#o11(b9)

Chord tones, one by one

F#Root

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — F#.

AThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

CFifth

Diminished fifth (♭5)

Six semitones — a flat fifth. Creates instability, typical of m7♭5 and diminished chords.

EbSeventh

Diminished seventh (♭♭7)

Nine semitones — a doubly-flat seventh, found in fully diminished 7th chords.

GExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.

BExtension

Eleventh (11)

An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.

🎼 Related scales

Locrian ♮6harmonic minor a semitone below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Locrian ♮6 scale; its characteristic note is the natural 6th over a diminished chord. It is a mode of the harmonic minor a semitone below.

🎸 Genres

Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion

dim11 in every key

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More F# chords from Locrian ♮6