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Gdim7 Piano Chord

A symmetrical chord built from three stacked minor thirds — any note can theoretically serve as the root. Common in jazz, classical and film music for dramatic tension.

Piano

Recommended voicing
G4 · Bb4 · C#5 · E5

How to play the Gdim7 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: G4, Bb4, C#5 and E5. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Gdim7 chord

Other names: G diminished 7th, G dim7, G°7

Music theory name: diminished seventh chord

Common name: G diminished seventh chord

Intervals and tones in Gdim7 chord

Note Interval
G Root
B Minor 3rd
C# Diminished 5th
E Diminished 7th

Inversions

1st inversion
Bb4 · C#5 · E5 · G5
2nd inversion
C#5 · E5 · G5 · Bb5

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Gdim7

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Karel Gott