G° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G°

Diminished

Notes:G · A# · C#

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4	4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3	G G A# A# C# C# A# A# A# A# G G	hard
6 6 2 2 x x 4 4 3 3 x x	4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –	G G A# A# x x A# A# C# C# x x	hard
x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 4 4	– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3	x x x x G G A# A# C# C# G G	medium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4	4 4 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 2 2	G G C# C# C# C# A# A# A# A# G G	medium
6 6 5 5 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 7	2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 4 4	G G C# C# C# C# C# C# A# A# A# A#	medium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 7 7	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3	x x x x G G C# C# A# A# A# A#	easy
x x 11 11 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7	– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1	x x G G A# A# C# C# G G A# A#	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 11 11 9 9 x x 9 9 10 10	– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3	x x G G A# A# x x G G C# C#	hard
x x 11 11 12 12 x x 12 12 10 10	– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1	x x G G C# C# x x A# A# C# C#	hard
x x 11 11 12 12 x x 12 12 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –	x x G G C# C# x x A# A# x x	easy
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 x x	3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –	G G A# A# C# C# A# A# A# A# x x	hard
6 6 2 2 6 6 x x 3 3 x x	3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –	G G A# A# G G x x C# C# x x	hard
x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 x x	– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –	x x x x G G A# A# C# C# x x	medium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 x x	3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –	G G C# C# C# C# A# A# A# A# x x	medium
6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x	2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – – –	G G C# C# G G C# C# A# A# x x	medium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x x x G G C# C# A# A# x x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
♭3	3	A#
♭5	6	C#

More G chords

G Gm G7 G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

C°C#°D°D#°E°F°F#°G#°A°A#°B°

See G° in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop C# C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#

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.