G diminished Chord (Gdim) & G diminished 7th (Gdim7) on Piano & Guitar
A piano keyboard reference for the
G diminished chord, abbreviated as
Gdim or
GΒ°.
The
G diminished triad
consists of the notes
G,
Bβ
and
Dβ. The 2 inversions to the G diminished triad are
Bβ Dβ G
and
Dβ G Bβ.
The
G diminished 7th chord, abbreviated as
Gdim7 or
GΒ°7, has the notes
G,
Bβ,
Dβ
and
Fβ. The
3 inversions to the G diminished 7th chord are
Bβ Dβ Fβ G,
Dβ Fβ G Bβ
and
Fβ G Bβ Dβ.
The intervals of the
G diminished chord
are the
root (G) ,
minor third (Bβ)
and
diminished fifth (Dβ). With the
G diminished 7th chord, there's an additional
diminished seventh (Fβ).
πΈ You can also jump to
guitar chord diagrams for the
G diminished and G diminished7th chords in common positions on the
guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
G diminished Chord on Piano
β¨οΈ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
G diminished chord
notes: G Bβ Dβ
- G
- Bβ
- Dβ
G diminished 1st inversion
notes: Bβ Dβ G
- Bβ
- Dβ
- G
G diminished 2nd inversion
notes: Dβ G Bβ
- Dβ
- G
- Bβ
G diminished 7th chord
notes: G Bβ Dβ Fβ
- G
- Bβ
- Dβ
- E
G diminished 7th 1st inversion
notes: Bβ Dβ Fβ G
- Bβ
- Dβ
- Fβ
- G
G diminished 7th 2nd inversion
notes: Dβ Fβ G Bβ
- Dβ
- Fβ
- G
- Bβ
G diminished 7th 3rd inversion
notes: Fβ G Bβ Dβ
- Fβ
- G
- Bβ
- Dβ
πΈ G diminished Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the G diminished chord and the G diminished 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.