G Diminished Guitar Chord

RRootm3Minor 3rd♭5Tritone
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Voicing Positions (6)

R♭5Rm3××3 4 5 3 x x
Rm3RR♭5R3 1 5 0 2 3
R♭5RR♭53 4 5 0 2 6
10m3♭5Rm315 13 11 0 11 15
10m3♭5R♭515 13 11 0 14 15
5×m3♭5Rm3x 10 8 6 8 6

Interval Colors

In ChordColor, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.

R
Root
m2
Minor 2nd
M2
Major 2nd
m3
Minor 3rd
M3
Major 3rd
P4
Perfect 4th
♭5
Tritone
P5
Perfect 5th
m6
Minor 6th
M6
Major 6th
m7
Minor 7th
M7
Major 7th

G Diminished Chord

The G Diminished chord is built from the intervals: Root, Minor 3rd, and Tritone. It contains the notes G, A#, and C#. This is a diminished triad — one of the foundational chord types.

Keys Containing Gdim

F minor (ii°)G# major (vii°)

Related Chords

Same root (G)

GGmG7Gmaj7Gm7GaugGsus2Gsus4

Same quality (Diminished)

F# DiminishedG# DiminishedA DiminishedC DiminishedD Diminished

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