G#° chord on 12-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D) tuning

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G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
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Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 03 3 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –G# G# B B D D B B B B D Dhard
6 6 2 2 x x 4 4 3 3 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –G# G# B B x x B B D D x xhard
x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 6 6– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4x x x x G# G# B B D D G# G#medium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 03 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –G# G# D D D D B B B B D Dmedium
6 6 5 5 0 0 7 7 0 0 6 62 2 1 1 – – 4 4 – – 3 3G# G# D D D D D D B B G# G#medium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 6 6– – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2x x x x G# G# D D B B G# G#easy
x x 11 11 9 9 7 7 0 0 9 9– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3x x G# G# B B D D B B B Bhard
x x 11 11 9 9 x x 9 9 0 0– – 3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x G# G# B B x x G# G# D Dhard
x x 11 11 12 12 x x 12 12 12 12– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4x x G# G# D D x x B B D Dhard
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 6 63 3 1 1 – – 2 2 – – 4 4G# G# B B D D B B B B G# G#hard
6 6 2 2 6 6 x x 3 3 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –G# G# B B G# G# x x D D x xhard
x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 x x– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x G# G# B B D D x xmedium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 6 63 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – 4 4G# G# D D D D B B B B G# G#medium
6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – – –G# G# D D G# G# D D B B D Dmedium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 0– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –x x x x G# G# D D B B D Deasy
x x 11 11 9 9 7 7 9 9 0 0– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x G# G# B B D D G# G# D Dhard

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Double Drop D 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.