G#° chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

✕✕✕○12G#BD
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x x 1 2 0– – – 1 2 –x x x G# B Deasy
6 2 x 4 5 x4 1 – 2 3 –G# B x B D xhard
6 5 0 4 5 04 2 – 1 3 –G# D D B D Dmedium
6 5 9 7 5 02 1 4 3 1 –G# D B D D Dhard · barre on fret 5
x x 6 7 x 9– – 1 2 – 3x x G# D x Bhard
x 11 9 7 11 0– 3 2 1 4 –x G# B D G# Dhard
x 11 9 x 11 0– 2 1 – 3 –x G# B x G# Dhard
6 2 6 4 2 03 1 4 2 1 –G# B G# B B Dhard · barre on fret 2
6 2 6 x 5 x3 1 4 – 2 –G# B G# x D xhard
6 5 0 4 5 x4 2 – 1 3 –G# D D B D xmedium
6 5 9 7 5 x2 1 4 3 1 –G# D B D D xhard · barre on fret 5
6 x 9 7 x x1 – 3 2 – –G# x B D x xhard
x 11 9 7 11 x– 3 2 1 4 –x G# B D G# xhard
x 11 9 x 11 12– 2 1 – 3 4x G# B x G# Dhard
6 2 0 4 2 04 1 – 3 2 –G# B D B B Dhard
6 5 x 4 2 x4 3 – 2 1 –G# D x B B xhard

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