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G♯dim (also written A♭dim) is a diminished chord made of 3 notes: G♯, B, D. It sounds tense and unstable, and you hear it in passing chords between two others, and the vii chord of a major key. It is the vii° chord of A major and turns up in 1 other key.
The library above opens on G♯dim with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from G♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| G♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| B | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| D | ♭5 | diminished fifth | 6 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – ♭5. With the other spelling, A♭dim is A♭, C♭, E𝄫: the same sounds under different names.
42040x4x04044504xx4x0104x(11)(12)(13)(12)xxx643xThe open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 11th fret (x(11)(12)(13)(12)x): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
G♯dim belongs to 2 keys: vii° in A major, ii° in F♯ minor. In A major, try I–V–vi–IV: A – E – F♯m – D.
G♯, B, D: the root, minor third, flat fifth.
Open position: 42040x (low string first), rated Beginner.
G♯dim has the same notes where G♯dim7 has F. G♯dim sounds tense and unstable; G♯dim7 sounds spooky and suspenseful.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.