G#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#°

Diminished

Notes:G# · B · D

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 2 4 2 2 4	2 1 3 1 1 4	G# B G# B D G#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 5 7 5 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	G# D B D x x	medium
x 5 7 5 8 7	– 1 2 1 4 3	x D B D G# B	medium · barre on fret 5
x 11 7 x 8 10	– 4 1 – 2 3	x G# B x G# D	hard
x 11 10 11 11 10	– 2 1 3 4 1	x G# D G# B D	medium · barre on fret 10
4 2 4 2 2 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	G# B G# B D x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 5 4 5 x 7	1 2 1 3 – 4	G# D G# D x B	hard · barre on fret 4
7 5 7 5 8 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	B D B D G# x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 11 7 x 11 10	– 3 1 – 4 2	x G# B x B D	hard
x 11 10 11 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G# D G# B x	medium
4 2 4 5 2 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G# B G# D D x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 5 7 x x x	1 2 3 – – –	G# D B x x x	medium
x 5 7 5 8 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x D B D G# x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 11 7 11 x 10	– 3 1 4 – 2	x G# B G# x D	hard
x x x 11 11 10	– – – 2 3 1	x x x G# B D	easy
x x 4 2 2 4	– – 3 1 2 4	x x G# B D G#	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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	B
♭5	6	D

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

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 Am 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#, 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.