Guitar · Diminished chord

Gdim Diminished

  • Key: G# Major
  • Medium
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Gdim is the G diminished chord on guitar, made of the notes G · A# · C#.

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Position 1 of 6Main

Notes

  • G
  • A#
  • C#

Structure

  1. 1
  2. ♭3
  3. ♭5
Sound
Diminished
Unstable, dramatic
Harmonic function
Dominant
Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of G# Major

DegreeChordFunction
IG#Tonic
iiA#mSubdominant
iiiCmTonic relative
IVC#Subdominant
VD#Dominant
viFmTonic relative
vii°GdimDominant

How to play

  1. 1Barre fret 3 with your index finger, from string 6 to string 3.
  2. 2Place your middle finger on fret 4 of string 5.
  3. 3Place your ring finger on fret 5 of string 4.
  4. 4Don't play strings 2, 1.
  5. 5Strum all the strings.

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