G#dim chord on guitar

The G# diminished chord, written G#dim, has 3 notes: G# B D. The root G# is also written Ab, so Abdim is the same chord.

As tab, thick low E string first: 42010x, 420104. Numbers in the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little, T thumb. × marks a muted string and ○ an open one.

About the Diminished Chord

A diminished chord is a root, a minor third and a flat fifth. It sounds tense and wants to move on. More about the Diminished Chord.

Keys with G#dim

These keys have G#dim among their chords:

• A Major Scale (vii°)
• F# Natural Minor scale (ii°)

Scales to play over G#dim

Each of these scales holds every note of the chord:

• G# Locrian Mode
• G# Blues Scale

Diminished Chord in other keys

• Cdim
• C#dim
• Ddim
• Ebdim
• Edim
• Fdim
• F#dim
• Gdim
• Adim
• Bbdim
• Bdim