G#° chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

○○2134G#BDBBG#
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
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Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 2 0 4 0 42 1 – 3 – 4G# B D B B G#medium
4 2 x 4 3 x3 1 – 4 2 –G# B x B D xhard
x x 6 4 3 4– – 4 2 1 3x x G# B D G#medium
4 5 0 4 0 41 4 – 2 – 3G# D D B B G#medium
x 5 6 7 0 7– 1 2 3 – 4x D G# D B Bmedium
x x 6 7 0 7– – 1 2 – 3x x G# D B Beasy
x 11 9 7 9 7– 4 2 1 3 1x G# B D G# Bhard · barre on fret 7
x 11 9 x 9 10– 4 1 – 2 3x G# B x G# Dhard
x 11 12 x 12 10– 2 3 – 4 1x G# D x B Dhard
x 11 12 x 12 x– 1 2 – 3 –x G# D x B xeasy
4 2 0 4 0 x2 1 – 3 – –G# B D B B xmedium
4 2 x x 3 43 1 – – 2 4G# B x x D G#hard
x x 6 4 3 x– – 3 2 1 –x x G# B D xmedium
4 5 0 4 0 x1 3 – 2 – –G# D D B B xeasy
7 5 6 7 0 x3 1 2 4 – –B D G# D B xmedium
x x 6 7 0 x– – 1 2 – –x x G# D B xeasy

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