Triads
G diminished chord
Tense and unstable — it usually wants to resolve up by a half step.
Gdim is the vii° chord in A♭ major. In minor keys: ii° in F minor.
- Notes
- GB♭D♭
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th
How to play Gdim
About the G diminished chord
Playing it
On guitar, Gdim has an open-position shape, 31x023, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the D string.
On piano, Gdim has two black keys (B♭ and D♭) and one white key.
On ukulele the usual Gdim shape is 0131, using three fingers.
