G° chord on 8-String Guitar – Drop E
in Drop E (E-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning
G°
Diminished
Notes:G · A# · C#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
G° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 2 3 1 x x x x | 3 2 4 1 – – – – | G C# G A# x x x x | medium | |
| x x x x 5 3 2 3 | – – – – 4 2 1 3 | x x x x G A# C# G | medium | |
| x x 3 4 5 3 x x | – – 1 2 3 1 – – | x x G C# G A# x x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 8 6 4 5 0 x x | – 4 3 1 2 – – – | x G A# C# G G x x | hard | |
| x x x x 5 6 8 6 | – – – – 1 2 4 3 | x x x x G C# G A# | medium | |
| x x x 10 8 6 8 6 | – – – 4 2 1 3 1 | x x x G A# C# G A# | hard · barre on fret 6 | |
| x 8 9 10 8 0 x x | – 1 2 3 1 – – – | x G C# G A# G x x | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| x x x 10 11 0 11 9 | – – – 2 3 – 4 1 | x x x G C# G A# C# | medium | |
| x x x 10 11 0 11 x | – – – 1 2 – 3 – | x x x G C# G A# x | easy | |
| x x x x 11 0 11 x | – – – – 1 – 2 – | x x x x C# G A# x | easy | |
| x x 3 1 x 0 2 3 | – – 3 1 – – 2 4 | x x G A# x G C# G | hard | |
| x x x x 5 3 2 x | – – – – 3 2 1 – | x x x x G A# C# x | medium | |
| x x 3 4 x 3 x x | – – 1 3 – 2 – – | x x G C# x A# x x | easy | |
| x 8 6 4 8 0 x x | – 3 2 1 4 – – – | x G A# C# A# G x x | hard | |
| x x x x 5 6 x 6 | – – – – 1 2 – 3 | x x x x G C# x A# | easy | |
| x 8 6 10 8 6 x x | – 2 1 4 3 1 – – | x G A# G A# C# x x | hard · barre on fret 6 |
The G° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar – Drop E 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
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.