G Diminished Guitar Chord Gdim

Notes
G B♭ D♭
Intervals
1 ♭3 ♭5

12 triad shapes on four string sets, drawn exactly as Chord Lab draws them.

Open G diminished in Chord Lab

G diminished triads on every string set

G, B♭ and D♭ as three-note triads: root position, 1st and 2nd inversion on each string set of three neighbouring strings, lowest set first.

Strings 4–6

Root positionStrings 4–6421xxx1112131415
1st inversionStrings 4–6312xxx45678
2nd inversionStrings 4–6231xxx89101112

Strings 3–5

Root positionStrings 3–5x421xx678910
1st inversionStrings 3–5x312xx1112131415
2nd inversionStrings 3–5x231xx34567

Strings 2–4

Root positionStrings 2–4xx421x23456
1st inversionStrings 2–4xx413x678910
2nd inversionStrings 2–4xx121x1112131415

Strings 1–3

Root positionStrings 1–3xxx431910111213
1st inversionStrings 1–3xxx21323456
2nd inversionStrings 1–3xxx131678910

What G diminished does in a key

Every key in which Gdim is diatonic, with the scale degree it sits on.

Major keys
vii° in A♭ major
Minor keys
ii° in F minor; vii° in A♭ harmonic minor

Harmonic minor keys use the harmonic minor scale, with its raised 7th.

Where G diminished often goes next

Other chords on G

Diminished chords in every key

Drop 2, Drop 3 and shell voicings in Chord Lab Pro

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