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Gdim Guitar Chord

A tense, unstable chord demanding resolution. Often used as a passing chord between two more stable chords, for example between the I and II degrees.

Guitar

Strings 3–1–X–3–2–X

How to play the Gdim chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–1–X–3–2–X from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 3 · ring finger
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Do not play
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · little finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for Gdim chord

Other names: G diminished, G dim, G°

Music theory name: diminished triad

Common name: G diminished chord

Intervals and tones in Gdim chord

Note Interval
G Root
B Minor 3rd
C# Diminished 5th

All Variations

Open
3–1–X–3–2–X
Fret 5
X–X–5–6–X–6
Fret 8
X–10–8–X–8–9
Fret 10
X–10–11–12–11–X

Songs using Gdim