G° chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G°

Diminished

Notes:G · A# · C#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 5 3 1 5	– – 3 2 1 4	x G G A# C# G	hard
7 3 5 6 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	G A# G C# x x	hard
x 0 5 6 7 8	– – 1 2 3 4	x G G C# G A#	medium
7 6 8 6 7 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	G C# A# C# G x	medium · barre on fret 6
7 0 8 0 7 11	1 – 3 – 2 4	G G A# G G C#	hard
10 0 8 0 10 11	2 – 1 – 3 4	A# G A# G A# C#	medium
10 0 11 0 10 11	1 – 3 – 2 4	A# G C# G A# C#	medium
x 0 5 3 1 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x G G A# C# x	hard
7 6 5 3 x x	4 3 2 1 – –	G C# G A# x x	hard
x 0 8 6 7 5	– – 4 2 3 1	x G A# C# G G	medium
7 6 8 6 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	G C# A# C# x x	medium · barre on fret 6
7 0 8 0 10 11	1 – 2 – 3 4	G G A# G A# C#	hard
10 0 11 0 10 8	2 – 4 – 3 1	A# G C# G A# A#	medium
x 0 11 0 10 11	– – 2 – 1 3	x G C# G A# C#	easy
x 0 x 3 1 x	– – – 2 1 –	x G x A# C# x	hard
7 3 x 6 7 x	3 1 – 2 4 –	G A# x C# G 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 – Orkney 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 Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.