G#° chord on 5-String Banjo – G Minor (gDGBbD)

in G Minor (gDGBbD) (G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

✕✕○12G#BD
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 1 1 0– – 1 2 –x x G# B Deasy
4 6 4 4 01 2 1 1 –B G# B D Dmedium · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 10 9– 1 2 4 3x G# D G# Bhard
7 9 7 10 91 2 1 4 3D B D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x 0 x 10 9– – – 2 1x D x G# Beasy
1 x 1 1 01 – 2 3 –G# x G# B Deasy
4 6 4 4 61 2 1 1 3B G# B D G#medium · barre on fret 4
7 6 7 x 92 1 3 – 4D G# D x Bhard
7 9 7 10 01 2 1 3 –D B D G# Dmedium · barre on fret 7
x 9 x 10 0– 1 – 2 –x B x G# Deasy
1 0 1 1 01 – 2 3 –G# D G# B Deasy
4 6 4 4 x1 2 1 1 –B G# B D xmedium · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 x 9– 1 2 – 3x G# D x Bhard
7 9 7 10 x1 2 1 3 –D B D G# xmedium · barre on fret 7
x 9 x 10 12– 1 – 2 3x B x G# Dhard
x 0 1 1 0– – 1 2 –x D G# B Deasy

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – G Minor (gDGBbD) 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.