4 x 0 4 0 x
G# diminished
Notes: G# · B · D
Also spelled Ab diminished
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Other shapes (36)
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4 5 0 4 0 x
4 2 0 4 0 x
4 2 0 1 0 x
4 x 0 4 0 4
4 5 0 4 0 4
4 2 0 4 0 4
4 2 0 1 0 4
x x 6 7 0 7
4 2 0 4 3 x
4 5 0 7 0 x
4 5 0 4 3 x
About G# diminished
The G# diminished chord is made up of G# (root), B (minor third) and D (diminished fifth). Its interval formula is 1 – b3 – b5. It is a diminished chord: it stacks two minor thirds, sounds tense and unstable, and usually resolves to another chord.
G# diminished has no standard open shape in the CAGED system, so its 36 voicings are sorted only by difficulty and position on the neck. G# diminished is also written as Ab diminished: the same chord with the root spelled differently, and it sounds identical. The more common spelling is G# diminished.