G° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A 2

in Open A 2 (E-A-E-A-C#-E) tuning · Also known as Slide A

Root

Type

Tuning

G°

Diminished

Notes:G · A# · C#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G° shapes as text

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

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 – Open A 2 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 Open A 2 E-A-E-A-C#-E 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.