G#° chord on Dobro / Resonator

in Open G (GBDGBD) tuning

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

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for Dobro / Resonator 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

Open G (GBDGBD) G-B-D-G-B-D
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.