G° chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp 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
x 0 5 4 3 3	– – 4 3 1 2	x G G C# G A#	medium
x x 5 4 3 3	– – 4 3 1 2	x x G C# G A#	medium
x 0 5 4 6 0	– – 2 1 3 –	x G G C# A# G	medium
x 0 5 x 6 6	– – 1 – 2 3	x G G x A# C#	easy
7 6 8 10 6 6	2 1 3 4 1 1	G C# A# G A# C#	hard · barre on fret 6
7 0 8 10 9 0	1 – 2 4 3 –	G G A# G C# G	medium
10 0 8 10 9 0	3 – 1 4 2 –	A# G A# G C# G	medium
10 0 11 10 9 0	2 – 4 3 1 –	A# G C# G C# G	medium
10 0 11 10 x x	1 – 3 2 – –	A# G C# G x x	easy
7 3 5 4 3 0	4 1 3 2 1 –	G A# G C# G G	hard · barre on fret 3
7 3 5 4 3 3	4 1 3 2 1 1	G A# G C# G A#	hard · barre on fret 3
x 0 5 4 6 6	– – 2 1 3 4	x G G C# A# C#	medium
x x 5 x 6 6	– – 1 – 2 3	x x G x A# C#	easy
7 6 8 10 6 0	2 1 3 4 1 –	G C# A# G A# G	hard · barre on fret 6
7 0 8 10 9 x	1 – 2 4 3 –	G G A# G C# x	medium
10 0 8 10 9 x	3 – 1 4 2 –	A# G A# G C# x	medium

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.