G° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G°

Diminished

Notes:G · A# · C#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 2 0 4 0 4	4 1 – 2 – 3	G A# C# A# A# G	hard
6 2 x 4 3 x	4 1 – 3 2 –	G A# x A# C# x	hard
x x 6 4 3 4	– – 4 2 1 3	x x G A# C# G	medium
6 5 0 4 0 4	4 3 – 1 – 2	G C# C# A# A# G	medium
6 5 0 7 0 7	2 1 – 3 – 4	G C# C# C# A# A#	medium
x x 6 7 0 7	– – 1 2 – 3	x x G C# A# A#	easy
x 11 9 7 9 7	– 4 2 1 3 1	x G A# C# G A#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 9 x 9 10	– 4 1 – 2 3	x G A# x G C#	hard
x 11 12 x 12 10	– 2 3 – 4 1	x G C# x A# C#	hard
x 11 12 x 12 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x G C# x A# x	easy
6 2 0 4 0 x	3 1 – 2 – –	G A# C# A# A# x	hard
6 2 6 x 3 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	G A# G x C# x	hard
x x 6 4 3 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x x G A# C# x	medium
6 5 0 4 0 x	3 2 – 1 – –	G C# C# A# A# x	medium
6 5 6 7 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	G C# G C# A# x	medium
x x 6 7 0 x	– – 1 2 – –	x x G C# A# x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
♭3	3	A#
♭5	6	C#

More G chords

G Gm G7 G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

C°C#°D°D#°E°F°F#°G#°A°A#°B°

See G° in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G° chord?

G° is a Diminished chord built from the notes G, A#, C#.

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.