Guitar chord · Triads
G diminished chord on guitar
31x023 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Gdim on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
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
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) G
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 4th string (D): don’t play — mute it
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) D♭
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--2---| G|--0---| D|--x---| A|--1---| E|--3---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Gdim note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Gdim on guitar
On guitar, Gdim has an open-position shape, 31x023, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the D string.
