G#°7 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) tuning

○1211G#FG#BD
G#°7
Diminished 7
Notes:G# · B · D · F
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDFG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 2 2 01 2 1 1 –G# F G# B Deasy · barre on fret 2
5 x 2 5 33 – 1 4 2B x G# D Fhard
x 6 5 5 3– 4 2 3 1x G# B D Fmedium
5 6 5 8 01 2 1 3 –B G# B F Dmedium · barre on fret 5
x 6 8 8 9– 1 2 3 4x G# D F Bmedium
8 0 11 11 91 – 3 4 2D D F G# Bmedium
11 0 11 11 92 – 3 4 1F D F G# Bmedium
2 0 2 2 31 – 2 3 4G# D G# B Fmedium
2 3 5 5 x1 2 3 4 –G# F B D xmedium
5 6 x 5 32 4 – 3 1B G# x D Fhard
5 6 8 8 01 2 3 4 –B G# D F Dmedium
8 6 x 8 92 1 – 3 4D G# x F Bhard
8 9 11 11 01 2 3 4 –D B F G# Dmedium
11 9 11 11 02 1 3 4 –F B F G# Dmedium
x 0 2 2 3– – 1 2 3x D G# B Feasy
5 3 2 5 x3 2 1 4 –B F G# D xmedium

The G#°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes G#, B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD) 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#°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
♭33B
♭56D
69F

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#°7 in another tuning

What notes make up the G#°7 chord?

G#°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes G#, B, D, F.

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.