G#° chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

in Cross G (GDGB) (G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B) tuning

○○○○1122G#G#DDG#G#BB
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 01 1 – – 2 2 – –G# G# D D G# G# B Beasy
x x 6 6 4 4 3 3– – 3 3 2 2 1 1x x G# G# B B D Dmedium
4 4 6 6 7 7 0 01 1 2 2 3 3 – –B B G# G# D D B Bmedium
x x 6 6 7 7 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 – –x x G# G# D D B Beasy
7 7 9 9 7 7 9 91 1 2 2 1 1 3 3D D B B D D G# G#medium · barre on fret 7
1 1 0 0 4 4 0 01 1 – – 2 2 – –G# G# D D B B B Bmedium
4 4 6 6 4 4 3 32 2 4 4 3 3 1 1B B G# G# B B D Dmedium
7 7 6 6 4 4 0 03 3 2 2 1 1 – –D D G# G# B B B Bmedium
7 7 6 6 7 7 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 – –D D G# G# D D B Beasy
x x 9 9 7 7 9 9– – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x B B D D G# G#medium
1 1 0 0 4 4 3 31 1 – – 3 3 2 2G# G# D D B B D Dmedium
4 4 6 6 7 7 3 32 2 3 3 4 4 1 1B B G# G# D D D Dhard
4 4 6 6 7 7 x x1 1 2 2 3 3 – –B B G# G# D D x xmedium
7 7 6 6 x x 0 02 2 1 1 – – – –D D G# G# x x B Beasy
7 7 9 9 x x 9 91 1 2 2 – – 3 3D D B B x x G# G#hard
1 1 0 0 4 4 x x1 1 – – 2 2 – –G# G# D D B B x xmedium

The G#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB) 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.