F Sharp Diminished Arpeggio on the Guitar – 5 CAGED Positions, Tabs and Theory

The F# Diminished Arpeggio contains the following notes:

F# – A – C

It is essentially an F# minor chord, with a flat 5.

Open Position

Here’s how to play the F# diminished arpeggio in the open position.

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F Sharp Diminished Arpeggio CAGED Positions

Here are the 5 CAGED positions for the F# diminished arpeggio on the guitar (notes and tabs).

2nd Position (lowest fret is 2):

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4th Position (lowest fret is 4):

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7th Position (lowest fret is 7):

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8th Position (lowest fret is 8):

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11th Position (lowest fret is 11):

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