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_♭

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