G° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

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 3 2 5	– – 3 2 1 4	x G G A# C# G	medium
x x 5 3 2 5	– – 3 2 1 4	x x G A# C# G	medium
5 3 5 6 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G A# G C# x x	medium
5 6 5 0 8 8	1 2 1 – 3 4	G C# G G G A#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 0 8 6 8 8	– – 2 1 3 4	x G A# C# G A#	medium
11 0 8 12 8 8	2 – 1 3 1 1	C# G A# G G A#	hard · barre on fret 8
x 12 11 12 11 11	– 2 1 3 1 1	x G C# G A# C#	easy · barre on fret 11
5 0 5 3 2 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	G G G A# C# x	medium
x x 5 3 2 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x x G A# C# x	medium
5 6 5 3 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	G C# G A# x x	medium
8 0 5 6 8 5	3 – 1 2 4 1	A# G G C# G G	medium · barre on fret 5
8 0 8 6 8 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	A# G A# C# G x	medium
11 0 8 12 8 11	2 – 1 4 1 3	C# G A# G G C#	hard · barre on fret 8
11 0 11 0 11 11	1 – 2 – 3 4	C# G C# G A# C#	medium
5 3 5 0 2 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	G A# G G C# x	medium
5 x 5 3 2 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	G x G A# C# x	hard

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 G 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

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.