G° chord on Mandola

in Standard (CGDA) (C-C-G-G-D-D-A-A) tuning

○○✕✕1122C#C#GGA#A#
G°
Diminished
Notes:G · A# · C#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 x x 1 11 1 – – – – 2 2C# C# G G x x A# A#easy
7 7 3 3 5 5 4 44 4 1 1 3 3 2 2G G A# A# G G C# C#hard
7 7 0 0 8 8 4 42 2 – – 3 3 1 1G G G G A# A# C# C#hard
7 7 6 6 8 8 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – –G G C# C# A# A# x xmedium
10 10 0 0 11 11 10 101 1 – – 3 3 2 2A# A# G G C# C# G Geasy
1 1 3 3 5 5 1 11 1 2 2 3 3 1 1C# C# A# A# G G A# A#hard · barre on fret 1
7 7 3 3 x x 4 43 3 1 1 – – 2 2G G A# A# x x C# C#hard
7 7 6 6 8 8 4 43 3 2 2 4 4 1 1G G C# C# A# A# C# C#hard
7 7 6 6 8 8 10 102 2 1 1 3 3 4 4G G C# C# A# A# G Ghard
10 10 0 0 11 11 x x1 1 – – 2 2 – –A# A# G G C# C# x xeasy
1 1 0 0 5 5 1 11 1 – – 3 3 2 2C# C# G G G G A# A#hard
x x 3 3 5 5 4 4– – 1 1 3 3 2 2x x A# A# G G C# C#medium
x x 0 0 8 8 4 4– – – – 2 2 1 1x x G G A# A# C# C#hard
10 10 6 6 8 8 10 103 3 1 1 2 2 4 4A# A# C# C# A# A# G Ghard
10 10 12 12 11 11 10 101 1 3 3 2 2 1 1A# A# G G C# C# G Gmedium · barre on fret 10
1 1 3 3 5 5 4 41 1 2 2 4 4 3 3C# C# A# A# G G C# C#hard

The G° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for Mandola 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

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.