G° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

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

✕✕○○✕✕112211GGC#C#GGA#A#
G°
Diminished
Notes:G · A# · C#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x G G C# C# G G A# A# x xeasy · barre on fret 1
x x 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x A# A# x x G G C# C# x xhard
7 7 3 3 x x 5 5 4 4 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –G G A# A# x x A# A# C# C# x xhard
x x 0 0 7 7 5 5 4 4 5 5– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x G G G G A# A# C# C# G Gmedium
7 7 6 6 7 7 5 5 x x x x3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –G G C# C# G G A# A# x x x xmedium
7 7 6 6 10 10 8 8 x x x x2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – – – –G G C# C# A# A# C# C# x x x xhard
7 7 0 0 7 7 8 8 x x 8 81 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4G G G G G G C# C# x x A# A#hard
10 10 0 0 10 10 8 8 10 10 8 82 2 – – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1A# A# G G A# A# C# C# G G A# A#medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 0 0 10 10 x x 10 10 11 111 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4A# A# G G A# A# x x G G C# C#hard
x x 0 0 1 1 x x 1 1 x x– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x G G C# C# x x A# A# x xeasy
x x 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4 5 5– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4x x A# A# x x G G C# C# G Ghard
7 7 3 3 7 7 x x 4 4 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –G G A# A# G G x x C# C# x xhard
7 7 0 0 7 7 5 5 4 4 x x3 3 – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – –G G G G G G A# A# C# C# x xmedium
7 7 6 6 x x 5 5 x x x x3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –G G C# C# x x A# A# x x x xhard
7 7 6 6 10 10 x x x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – – –G G C# C# A# A# x x x x x xhard
x x 0 0 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8– – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3x x G G G G C# C# G G A# A#medium

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

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.