G° chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

✕31412GA#GGC#
G°
Diminished
Notes:G · A# · C#
hardbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 1 5 1 2– 3 1 4 1 2x G A# G G C#hard · barre on fret 1
x x x 5 4 2– – – 3 2 1x x x G A# C#medium
x 3 4 5 4 x– 1 2 4 3 –x G C# G A# xmedium
8 6 4 5 4 x4 3 1 2 1 –G A# C# G A# xhard · barre on fret 4
8 6 x 5 7 x4 2 – 1 3 –G A# x G C# xhard
8 6 x 8 7 x3 1 – 4 2 –G A# x A# C# xhard
x x 10 8 7 8– – 4 2 1 3x x G A# C# Gmedium
8 9 10 8 x x1 2 3 1 – –G C# G A# x xmedium · barre on fret 8
11 9 10 11 x x3 1 2 4 – –A# C# G C# x xmedium
x x 10 11 x 11– – 1 2 – 3x x G C# x A#easy
x 3 1 x 1 2– 4 1 – 2 3x G A# x G C#hard
x 3 4 x 4 2– 2 3 – 4 1x G C# x A# C#hard
x 3 4 x 4 x– 1 2 – 3 –x G C# x A# xeasy
8 6 4 8 4 x3 2 1 4 1 –G A# C# A# A# xhard · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 5 7 x– 2 – 1 3 –x A# x G C# xhard
8 6 x x 7 83 1 – – 2 4G A# x x C# Ghard

The G° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – B Standard 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G
♭33A#
♭56C#

More G chords

Other roots

See G° in another tuning

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.