Guitar chord · Sevenths
G♯ diminished 7th chord on guitar
420101 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♯dim7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Symmetrical and very tense — every note is a minor 3rd apart.
G♯dim7 is the vii°7 chord in A minor.
- Notes
- G♯BDF
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5𝄫7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · diminished 7th
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): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) G♯
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) B
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) G♯
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 1st fret, middle finger (2) F
Tablature
e|--1---| B|--0---| G|--1---| D|--0---| A|--2---| E|--4---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♯dim7 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 G♯dim7 on guitar
On guitar, G♯dim7 has an open-position shape, 420101, using four fingers alongside the open strings.
