G#° chord on 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE)

in Chicago (DGBE) tuning

○○✕1DG#B
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 0 x– 1 – –D G# B xeasy
6 4 3 44 2 1 3G# B D G#medium
6 7 0 42 3 – 1G# D B G#medium
6 7 0 71 2 – 3G# D B Beasy
9 7 9 72 1 3 1B D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
9 x 9 101 – 2 3B x G# Deasy
0 4 3 4– 2 1 3D B D G#easy
6 4 3 x3 2 1 –G# B D xmedium
0 4 0 4– 1 – 2D B B G#easy
6 7 0 x1 2 – –G# D B xeasy
0 7 9 7– 1 2 1D D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
0 1 0 4– 1 – 2D G# B G#medium
6 4 3 73 2 1 4G# B D Bhard
0 x 0 4– – – 1D x B G#easy
6 7 9 71 2 4 3G# D G# Bmedium
x 7 9 7– 1 2 1x D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 7

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the G#° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
♭33B
♭56D

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#° in another tuning

What notes make up the G#° chord?

G#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes G#, B, D.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.