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

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

✕✕○○11224433G#G#DDG#G#BBDD
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x G# G# D D G# G# B B D Dmedium
2 2 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –D D B B D D G# G# B B x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 4 x x 3 3 5 5 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x B B x x G# G# D D x xhard
8 8 4 4 x x 6 6 5 5 0 04 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –G# G# B B x x B B D D D Dhard
x x x x 8 8 6 6 5 5 6 6– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x G# G# B B D D G# G#medium
8 8 7 7 8 8 6 6 x x x x3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –G# G# D D G# G# B B x x x xmedium
8 8 7 7 11 11 9 9 x x x x2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – – – –G# G# D D B B D D x x x xhard
x x x x 8 8 9 9 11 11 9 9– – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3x x x x G# G# D D G# G# B Bmedium
x x x x 11 11 9 9 11 11 9 9– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x x x B B D D G# G# B Bmedium · barre on fret 9
x x x x 11 11 x x 11 11 0 0– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x x x B B x x G# G# D Deasy
x x x x x x 3 3 2 2 0 0– – – – – – 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x x x G# G# B B D Deasy
x x x x 2 2 3 3 2 2 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x D D G# G# B B x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 4 4 x x 3 3 5 5 6 6– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4x x B B x x G# G# D D G# G#hard
8 8 4 4 8 8 x x 5 5 0 03 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –G# G# B B G# G# x x D D D Dhard
x x x x 8 8 6 6 5 5 0 0– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x G# G# B B D D D Dmedium
8 8 7 7 8 8 6 6 x x 0 03 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –G# G# D D G# G# B B x x D Dhard

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. 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#
♭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.