G° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) 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 3 3 5	– – 3 1 2 4	x G G A# C# G	medium
5 3 5 3 3 5	2 1 3 1 1 4	G A# G A# C# G	medium · barre on fret 3
5 6 5 6 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	G C# G C# A# x	easy · barre on fret 5
8 0 8 6 0 8	2 – 3 1 – 4	A# G A# C# A# A#	medium
11 0 8 12 9 8	3 – 1 4 2 1	C# G A# G G A#	hard · barre on fret 8
x 12 11 12 12 11	– 2 1 3 4 1	x G C# G A# C#	medium · barre on fret 11
5 0 5 3 3 x	3 – 4 1 2 –	G G G A# C# x	medium
5 3 5 3 3 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	G A# G A# C# x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 6 5 0 0 x	1 2 1 – – –	G C# G G A# x	easy · barre on fret 5
x 0 8 6 0 8	– – 2 1 – 3	x G A# C# A# A#	medium
11 0 8 12 12 8	2 – 1 3 4 1	C# G A# G A# A#	hard · barre on fret 8
x 0 11 12 12 11	– – 1 2 3 1	x G C# G A# C#	easy · barre on fret 11
5 3 5 0 3 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	G A# G G C# x	medium
5 3 5 6 3 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G A# G C# C# x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 0 5 6 0 5	1 – 2 4 – 3	G G G C# A# G	medium
8 0 8 6 0 x	2 – 3 1 – –	A# G A# C# A# 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 – Open Gm 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 Gm D-G-D-G-A#-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.