G#° chord on 12-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-E-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○2211331144G#G#DDG#G#BBBBG#G#
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
mediumbarre on fret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 0 0 4 42 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4G# G# D D G# G# B B B B G# G#medium · barre on fret 3
4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 42 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 4G# G# D D G# G# B B D D G# G#medium · barre on fret 3
4 4 0 0 4 4 6 6 0 0 4 41 1 – – 2 2 4 4 – – 3 3G# G# B B G# G# D D B B G# G#medium
x x 9 9 7 7 6 6 0 0 7 7– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3x x G# G# B B D D B B B Bmedium
x x 9 9 7 7 0 0 9 9 10 10– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4x x G# G# B B G# G# G# G# D Dmedium
x x 9 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 10– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – 3 3x x G# G# D D G# G# B B D Deasy
x x x x 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 10– – – – 1 1 – – – – 2 2x x x x D D G# G# B B D Deasy
4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 0 0 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –G# G# D D G# G# B B B B x xeasy · barre on fret 3
4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 – –G# G# D D G# G# B B D D x xeasy · barre on fret 3
4 4 0 0 4 4 6 6 0 0 x x1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – – –G# G# B B G# G# D D B B x xmedium
x x 9 9 7 7 6 6 9 9 x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 – –x x G# G# B B D D G# G# x xmedium
x x 9 9 10 10 0 0 9 9 7 7– – 2 2 4 4 – – 3 3 1 1x x G# G# D D G# G# G# G# B Bmedium
x x 9 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –x x G# G# D D G# G# B B x xeasy
x x 12 12 10 10 0 0 12 12 10 10– – 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4 2 2x x B B D D G# G# B B D Dmedium
4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 3 3 4 42 2 – – 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4G# G# B B G# G# G# G# D D G# G#medium
4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –G# G# D D G# G# B B x x x xeasy · barre on fret 3

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