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G♯°7 Chord on Guitar

G♯°7 is the G♯ diminished 7th chord — 4 notes (G♯, B, D, F) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: G♯ · B · D · FFormula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

G♯°7: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • G♯°7 – open positionR♭3♭5R♭3♭♭7open position
  • G♯°7 – fret 3R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5×fret 3
  • G♯°7 – fret 44R♭5R♭3♭♭7Rfret 4
  • G♯°7 – fret 66××R♭5♭♭7♭3fret 6
  • G♯°7 – fret 99×R♭3♭♭7R♭5fret 9
  • G♯°7 – fret 1010×R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5fret 10

G♯°7: Drop 2 voicings

  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭59♭5R♭3♭♭7××bass: ♭5
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭54×♭5R♭3♭♭7×bass: ♭5
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭512××♭5R♭3♭♭7bass: ♭5
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭♭712♭♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭♭7
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭♭77×♭♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭♭7
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭♭7××♭♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭♭7
  • G♯°7 – bass: RR♭5♭♭7♭3××bass: R
  • G♯°7 – bass: R10×R♭5♭♭7♭3×bass: R
  • G♯°7 – bass: R6××R♭5♭♭7♭3bass: R
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭36♭3♭♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭3×♭3♭♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭39××♭3♭♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

G♯°7: Drop 3 voicings

  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭36♭3×R♭5♭♭7×bass: ♭3
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭3×♭3×R♭5♭♭7bass: ♭3
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭59♭5×♭3♭♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭54×♭5×♭3♭♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭♭712♭♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭♭7
  • G♯°7 – bass: ♭♭77×♭♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭♭7
  • G♯°7 – bass: RR×♭♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • G♯°7 – bass: R10×R×♭♭7♭3♭5bass: R

G♯°7: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • G♯°7 – R-3-7R♭3♭♭7×××R-3-7
  • G♯°7 – R-3-79×R♭3♭♭7××R-3-7
  • G♯°7 – R-7-3R×♭♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • G♯°7 – R-7-310×R×♭♭7♭3×R-7-3

Scales to play over G♯°7

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain G♯, B, D, F.

Other G♯ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Diminished 7th chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the G♯°7 chord?
G♯°7 (G♯ diminished 7th) contains G♯, B, D, F — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.
How do you play G♯°7 on guitar?
A common shape is 420101 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with G♯°7?
Good choices to solo over G♯°7: G♯ Diminished (whole-half), G♯ Superlocrian 𝄫7, G♯ Locrian ♮6.