G diminished Chord (Gdim) & G diminished 7th (Gdim7) on Piano & Guitar

A piano keyboard reference for the G diminished chord, abbreviated as Gdim or G°.

The G diminished triad consists of the notes G, B_♭ and D_♭. The 2 inversions to the G diminished triad are B_♭ D_♭ G and D_♭ G B_♭.

The G diminished 7th chord, abbreviated as Gdim7 or G°7, has the notes G, B_♭, D_♭ and F_♭. The 3 inversions to the G diminished 7th chord are B_♭ D_♭ F_♭ G, D_♭ F_♭ G B_♭ and F_♭ G B_♭ D_♭.

The intervals of the G diminished chord are the root (G) , minor third (B_♭) and diminished fifth (D_♭). With the G diminished 7th chord, there's an additional diminished seventh (F_♭).

🎸 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

⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

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🎸 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.

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G diminished 7th Guitar Chords

1 Index finger

2 Middle finger

3 Ring finger

4 Pinky

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