G#° chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

○✕3142G#BDBD
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
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Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 2 0 4 2 x3 1 – 4 2 –G# B D B D xmedium
4 2 6 4 2 x2 1 4 3 1 –G# B G# B D xhard · barre on fret 2
4 5 x 4 x 32 4 – 3 – 1G# D x B x G#hard
4 5 0 4 x x1 3 – 2 – –G# D D B x xeasy
7 5 6 7 x x3 1 2 4 – –B D G# D x xmedium
x x 6 7 8 6– – 1 2 3 1x x G# D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 6
x 11 9 7 8 x– 4 3 1 2 –x G# B D G# xhard
x 11 9 x 8 9– 4 2 – 1 3x G# B x G# Dhard
x 11 9 x 11 9– 3 1 – 4 2x G# B x B Dhard
10 11 0 x 11 x1 2 – – 3 –D G# D x B xeasy
x 11 12 x 11 x– 1 3 – 2 –x G# D x B xeasy
4 2 0 4 x x2 1 – 3 – –G# B D B x xmedium
4 2 x 4 2 x3 1 – 4 2 –G# B x B D xhard
x 5 6 4 x 3– 3 4 2 – 1x D G# B x G#hard
4 5 6 4 x x1 2 3 1 – –G# D G# B x xmedium · barre on fret 4
7 5 6 x x x3 1 2 – – –B D G# x x xmedium

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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.