G° chord on 5-String Bass – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G) tuning

○1234A#GC#GG
G°
Diminished
Notes:G · A# · C#
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 3 4 5 01 2 3 4 –A# G C# G Ghard
x 3 4 5 3– 1 2 3 1x G C# G A#medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 5 01 3 1 2 –C# A# C# G Gmedium · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 5 6– 2 – 1 3x A# x G C#easy
10 6 10 8 63 1 4 2 1G A# G A# C#hard · barre on fret 6
10 9 10 8 03 2 4 1 –G C# G A# Gmedium
4 3 1 5 03 2 1 4 –C# G A# G Ghard
x 3 4 x 3– 1 3 – 2x G C# x A#easy
4 6 4 5 61 3 1 2 4C# A# C# G C#medium · barre on fret 4
x x 10 8 6– – 3 2 1x x G A# C#hard
10 9 10 8 x3 2 4 1 –G C# G A# xmedium
1 3 4 x x1 2 3 – –A# G C# x xmedium
4 3 4 5 32 1 3 4 1C# G C# G A#medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 5 x1 3 1 2 –C# A# C# G xmedium · barre on fret 4
10 x 10 8 63 – 4 2 1G x G A# C#hard
10 9 x 8 03 2 – 1 –G C# x A# Ghard

The G° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass – Drop A 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
♭33A#
♭56C#

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, A#, C#.

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.