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Dim & aug familyvii° in G major

G♭ diminished chord

G♭dim

G♭ diminished

Piano root position

  • Root
  • ♭3
  • ♭5

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 9

No barre: each note has its own finger.

E×ADGBe×910111213G♭D𝄫G♭B𝄫

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭𝄫𝄫

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. G♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. B𝄫♭3
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. D𝄫♭5
  8. 5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. ♭7
  12. 7
  • G♭ Root
  • B𝄫 Minor 3rd
  • D𝄫 Diminished 5th

About this chord

What is a G♭ diminished chord?

G♭dim is built from 3 notes: G♭ (the root), B𝄫 (the ♭3), D𝄫 (the ♭5). Two minor thirds: tight, tense and unstable.

Notes
G♭ · B𝄫 · D𝄫
Formula
1 · ♭3 · ♭5
Also written
G♭° · G♭o
Found in
vii° in G major · ii° in E minor · vii° in G harmonic minor

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