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F♯ Diminished Major 7th

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The F♯ Diminished Major 7th chord contains the notes F♯, A, C, and E♯.

Notes: F♯, A, C, E♯ · Piano keys: F♯ A C E♯

Reviewed for accuracy · Last updated July 2026 · Maintained by Justin Evans

G♭ Diminished Major 7th
This is the same chord as G♭ Diminished Major 7th — the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with flats.
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F♯ – A – C – E♯

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Introduction

The F♯ Diminished Major 7th chord is a four-note chord made up of F♯, A, C, and E♯.

Notes

Notes:F♯ – A – C – E♯

Key Signature

A Diminished Major 7th chord is built from symmetrical or ambiguous intervals, so it doesn’t belong to a single key and has no key signature of its own.

F♯ Diminished Major 7th — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the F♯ Diminished Major 7th chord on piano?
The F♯ Diminished Major 7th chord contains the notes F♯ – A – C – E♯. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Jadassohn, Salomon(1883)

    A Manual of Harmony

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Prout, Ebenezer(1889)

    Harmony: Its Theory and Practice

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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