G diminished Chord (Gdim) & G diminished 7th Chord on Piano
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♭.
In the root position, the G diminished chord has the G as the root, the B♭ as the minor third and the D♭ as the diminished fifth. With the G diminished 7th chord there's the addition of F♭ as the diminished seventh.
G diminished chord
notes: G B♭ D♭
- G
- B♭
- D♭
G diminished 1st inversion
notes: B♭ D♭ G
- B♭
- D♭
- G
G diminished 2nd inversion
notes: D♭ G B♭
- D♭
- G
- B♭
G diminished 7th chord
notes: G B♭ D♭ F♭
- G
- B♭
- D♭
- E
G diminished 7th 1st inversion
notes: B♭ D♭ F♭ G
- B♭
- D♭
- G
G diminished 7th 2nd inversion
notes: D♭ F♭ G B♭
- D♭
- G
- B♭
G diminished 7th 3rd inversion
notes: F♭ G B♭ D♭
- G
- B♭
- D♭
⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
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Major Chords
CmajDmajEmajFmajGmajAmajBmajC♯majD♯majF♯majG♯majA♯majMinor Chords
CminDminEminFminGminAminBmin C♯minD♯minF♯minG♯minA♯minDiminished Chords
CdimDdimEdimFdimAdimBdim C♯dimD♯dimF♯dimG♯dimA♯dimAugmented Chords
CaugDaugEaugFaugGaugAaugBaug C♯augD♯augF♯augG♯augA♯augDominant Chords
C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7E♭7F♯7A♭7B♭7Suspended Chords
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piano samples
The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

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