Guitar chords · Diminished 7th
G♯°7 chord on guitar (G#dim7)
G♯°7 (G♯ Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes.) has four notes: G♯, B, D and F, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, ♭5 and 𝄫7.
Shapes
How to play G♯°7
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
G♯°7 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 4 or the A shape at fret 11. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 4
A shape · fret 11
Notes and formula
What makes G♯°7 diminished 7th
A Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes. chord stacks three minor 3rds, so every note is the same distance from the next. It is the vii°7 of the The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home. and pulls hard to the chord a The smallest distance in Western music: one fret on the guitar, such as E to F or F to F♯. above its The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7..
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The ♭3rd, the ♭5th and the 𝄫7th make G♯°7 a Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes. chord.
- G♯Rroot
- B♭3essential
- D♭5essential
- F𝄫7essential
- G♯, the root
- Other chord tones
G♯°7 usually resolves up a The smallest distance in Western music: one fret on the guitar, such as E to F or F to F♯. to A or Am, the chord it leads into. Its four notes are evenly spaced, so the same shape also works as B°7, D°7 and F°7, leading to C, E♭ and G♭.
G♯°7 and A♭°7 are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with G♯°7
G♯°7 belongs to one key: A minor (vii°7, The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
G♯°7 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps G♯°7 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- G♯°7/B
G♯°7 with its ♭3rd, B, in the bass: the first inversion.
- G♯°7/D
G♯°7 with its ♭5th, D, in the bass: the second inversion.
- G♯°7/F
G♯°7 with its 𝄫7th, F, in the bass: the third inversion.
Same root
Other chords on G♯ / A♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- A♭ major
- G♯m minor
- A♭7 dominant 7th
- A♭maj7 major 7th
- G♯m7 minor 7th
- A♭sus2 suspended 2nd
- A♭sus4 suspended 4th
- A♭6 major 6th
- G♯m6 minor 6th
- A♭add9 add 9
- A♭9 dominant 9th
- A♭maj9 major 9th
- G♯m9 minor 9th
- A♭13 dominant 13th
- A♭maj13 major 13th
- G♯m11 minor 11th
- G♯° diminished
- G♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- A♭+ augmented
- A♭5 power chord
- A♭7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- G♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- A♭6/9 six-nine
- G♯m(add9) minor add 9
- A♭7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
G♯°7, in short
- What notes are in the G♯°7 chord?
- G♯°7 (G♯ Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes.) has four notes: G♯, B, D and F, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, ♭5 and 𝄫7.
- How do you play G♯°7 on guitar?
- G♯°7 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 4 or the A shape at fret 11.
- What key is G♯°7 in?
- G♯°7 belongs to one key: A minor (vii°7, The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).
- Is G♯°7 the same as A♭°7?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. G♯°7 is the spelling in A minor. No key on the circle spells it A♭°7, so you will rarely see that name.