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

in Open G (D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D) tuning

✕✕○○○○○○1122G#G#DDG#G#BBDD
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0– – 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –x x G# G# D D G# G# B B D Deasy
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 4 4 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –G# G# B B G# G# B B B B D Dmedium · barre on fret 4
6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 01 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – –G# G# D D G# G# D D B B D Deasy · barre on fret 6
0 0 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4D D D D B B D D G# G# B Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x x x x 0 0 x x 9 9 9 9– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x D D x x G# G# B Beasy
x x 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 x x– – 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –x x G# G# D D G# G# B B x xeasy
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 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 03 3 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –G# G# B B D D B B B B D Dmedium
6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – –G# G# D D G# G# D D B B x xeasy · barre on fret 6
9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4 – –B B D D B B D D G# G# D Dmedium · barre on fret 7
x x x x 9 9 x x 9 9 0 0– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x x x B B x x G# G# D Deasy
x x 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0– – 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –x x G# G# D D B B B B D Dmedium
6 6 x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 x x3 3 – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – –G# G# x x G# G# B B D D x xhard
6 6 4 4 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#medium
6 6 7 7 0 0 7 7 0 0 6 61 1 3 3 – – 4 4 – – 2 2G# G# D D D D D D B B G# G#medium

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