Piano chord · Triads
G♭ diminished chord on piano
Right hand: G♭ (1), B𝄫 (3), D𝄫 (5)
How to play G♭dim on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Tense and unstable — it usually wants to resolve up by a half step.
G♭dim is the vii° chord in G major. In minor keys: ii° in E minor.
- Notes
- G♭B𝄫D𝄫
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handG♭1 · thumbB𝄫3 · middleD𝄫5 · pinky
Left handG♭5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing G♭dim on piano
On piano, G♭dim has one black key (G♭) and two white keys.
Notice the B𝄫 in G♭dim (G♭ B𝄫 D𝄫): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–B–D), so the minor 3rd has to be written B𝄫 rather than A — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
