G#° chord on Octave Mandolin

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

○○✕✕1122G#G#DDBB
G#°
Diminished
Notes:G# · B · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BDG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 2 2 x x1 1 – – 2 2 – –G# G# D D B B x xeasy
4 4 0 0 5 5 4 41 1 – – 3 3 2 2B B D D D D G# G#easy
x x 6 6 5 5 7 7– – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x G# G# D D B Bmedium
7 7 6 6 x x 7 72 2 1 1 – – 3 3D D G# G# x x B Beasy
7 7 9 9 11 11 7 71 1 2 2 3 3 1 1D D B B G# G# B Bhard · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 11 11 10 10– – 1 1 3 3 2 2x x B B G# G# D Dmedium
1 1 0 0 2 2 4 41 1 – – 2 2 3 3G# G# D D B B G# G#medium
4 4 6 6 5 5 4 41 1 3 3 2 2 1 1B B G# G# D D G# G#medium · barre on fret 4
7 7 6 6 5 5 7 73 3 2 2 1 1 4 4D D G# G# D D B Bmedium
7 7 9 9 11 11 10 101 1 2 2 4 4 3 3D D B B G# G# D Dhard
4 4 0 0 2 2 4 42 2 – – 1 1 3 3B B D D B B G# G#medium
4 4 0 0 x x 4 41 1 – – – – 2 2B B D D x x G# G#easy
7 7 0 0 11 11 7 71 1 – – 3 3 2 2D D D D G# G# B Bhard
x x 0 0 2 2 4 4– – – – 1 1 2 2x x D D B B G# G#medium
4 4 6 6 5 5 x x1 1 3 3 2 2 – –B B G# G# D D x xmedium
7 7 9 9 11 11 x x1 1 2 2 3 3 – –D D B B G# G# x xhard

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

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.