G#° chord on 7-String Guitar

in Standard B (B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕○○2134G#BDBBG#
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
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Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 2 0 4 0 4– 2 1 – 3 – 4x G# B D B B G#medium
x 4 2 x 4 3 x– 3 1 – 4 2 –x G# B x B D xhard
x x x 6 4 3 4– – – 4 2 1 3x x x G# B D G#medium
x 4 5 0 4 0 4– 1 4 – 2 – 3x G# D D B B G#medium
9 7 5 0 7 0 x4 2 1 – 3 – –G# B D D D B xhard
x x x 6 7 0 7– – – 1 2 – 3x x x G# D B Beasy
9 7 11 9 7 0 x2 1 4 3 1 – –G# B G# B D B xhard · barre on fret 7
9 10 11 9 x x x1 2 3 1 – – –G# D G# B x x xmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 12 x 12 10– – 2 3 – 4 1x x G# D x B Dhard
x x 11 12 x 12 x– – 1 2 – 3 –x x G# D x B xeasy
x 4 2 0 4 0 x– 2 1 – 3 – –x G# B D B B xmedium
x 4 2 x x 3 4– 3 1 – – 2 4x G# B x x D G#hard
x x x 6 4 3 x– – – 3 2 1 –x x x G# B D xmedium
x 4 5 0 4 0 x– 1 3 – 2 – –x G# D D B B xeasy
9 7 5 0 7 x x4 2 1 – 3 – –G# B D D D x xhard
x x x 6 7 0 x– – – 1 2 – –x x x G# D B xeasy

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar 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

Standard B B-E-A-D-G-B-E
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.