G#° chord on 4-String Bass – Low B

in Low B (B-E-A-D) tuning

✕○21G#BD
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 2 0– 2 1 –x G# B Dmedium
3 4 2 x2 3 1 –D G# B xmedium
3 7 5 61 4 2 3D B D G#hard
0 4 5 0– 1 2 –B G# D Deasy
9 7 5 64 3 1 2G# B D G#hard
0 10 x 6– 2 – 1B D x G#hard
9 7 11 02 1 3 –G# B G# Dhard
9 10 11 91 2 3 1G# D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 9
12 10 11 123 1 2 4B D G# Dmedium
12 x 11 122 – 1 3B x G# Deasy
0 4 2 0– 2 1 –B G# B Dmedium
3 4 2 62 3 1 4D G# B G#hard
3 7 x 61 3 – 2D B x G#hard
0 4 5 x– 1 2 –B G# D xeasy
9 7 5 93 2 1 4G# B D Bhard
9 7 x 02 1 – –G# B x Dhard

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low B 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.