G♯ Diminished Guitar Chord G♯dim
- Notes
- G♯ B D
- Intervals
- 1 ♭3 ♭5
- Also written
- A♭dim
12 triad shapes on four string sets, drawn exactly as Chord Lab draws them.
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
Strings 3–5
Strings 2–4
Strings 1–3
What G♯ diminished does in a key
Every key in which G♯dim 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
- A major chord vii° to I in A major
- C♯ major chord ii° to V in F♯ harmonic minor
- A minor chord vii° to i in A harmonic minor
Other chords on G♯
Diminished chords in every key
Drop 2, Drop 3 and shell voicings in Chord Lab Pro
Drop 2, Drop 3, Drop 2+4, close and shell voicings of major 7, minor 7 and dominant 7 chords are in Chord Lab Pro.
