G#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)

in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine

✕○○○12G#DG#BD
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 0 2 0 0– 1 – 2 – –x G# D G# B Deasy
6 4 x 2 3 x4 3 – 1 2 –G# B x G# D xhard
x x 6 5 3 6– – 3 2 1 4x x G# B D G#medium
6 4 0 5 0 03 1 – 2 – –G# B D B B Dmedium
6 7 0 5 0 62 4 – 1 – 3G# D D B B G#medium
6 7 6 8 0 01 2 1 3 – –G# D G# D B Dmedium · barre on fret 6
0 7 0 8 9 9– 1 – 2 3 4D D D D G# Bmedium
x x 9 8 9 9– – 2 1 3 4x x B D G# Bmedium
x x 0 x 9 9– – – – 1 2x x D x G# Beasy
x 1 0 2 0 x– 1 – 2 – –x G# D G# B xeasy
x 4 6 2 3 x– 3 4 1 2 –x B G# G# D xhard
x x 6 5 3 x– – 3 2 1 –x x G# B D xmedium
6 4 0 5 0 63 1 – 2 – 4G# B D B B G#medium
6 7 6 5 0 02 4 3 1 – –G# D G# B B Dmedium
6 7 6 8 0 x1 2 1 3 – –G# D G# D B xmedium · barre on fret 6
0 7 9 8 9 0– 1 3 2 4 –D D B D G# Dmedium

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
♭33B
♭56D

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#, 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.