G#° chord on 8-String Guitar

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

○○✕12314G#DG#BDBB
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 4 2 0 4 0 x1 2 3 1 – 4 – –G# D G# B D B B xmedium · barre on fret 2
2 3 4 2 x x x x1 2 3 1 – – – –G# D G# B x x x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x x x 6 4 3 4– – – – 4 2 1 3x x x x G# B D G#medium
x x 4 5 0 4 0 4– – 1 4 – 2 – 3x x G# D D B B G#medium
x 9 7 5 0 7 0 x– 4 2 1 – 3 – –x G# B D D D B xhard
x x x x 6 7 0 7– – – – 1 2 – 3x x x x G# D B Beasy
x 9 7 11 9 7 0 x– 2 1 4 3 1 – –x G# B G# B D B xhard · barre on fret 7
8 0 10 11 9 x x x1 – 3 4 2 – – –D B D G# B x x xmedium
x 9 10 11 9 x x x– 1 2 3 1 – – –x G# D G# B x x xmedium · barre on fret 9
x x x 11 12 x 12 10– – – 2 3 – 4 1x x x G# D x B Dhard
x x x 11 12 x 12 x– – – 1 2 – 3 –x x x G# D x B xeasy
2 0 4 2 0 4 0 x1 – 3 2 – 4 – –G# B G# B D B B xmedium
2 3 4 2 x 4 x x1 2 3 1 – 4 – –G# D G# B x B x xhard · barre on fret 2
x x x x 6 4 3 x– – – – 3 2 1 –x x x x G# B D xmedium
x x 4 5 0 4 0 x– – 1 3 – 2 – –x x G# D D B B xeasy
x 9 7 5 0 7 x x– 4 2 1 – 3 – –x G# B D D D x xhard

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 8-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

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.