G Diminished Chord

Symbol: Gdim

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Gdim chord – keys G, Bb, Db highlightedPiano keyboard with keys G, Bb, Db highlighted. G is the root note.GDbBb
Gdim chord – keys G, Bb, Db highlightedPiano keyboard with keys G, Bb, Db highlighted. G is the root note.GDbBb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for Gdim (10fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes G, Db, G, Bb.Gdim (10fr)10✕234✕

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
GP10
Bbm33
Dbd56

Related Chords (G Root)

G Gm Gaug Gsus2 Gsus4 G5 G7 Gmaj7 Gm7 GmMaj7 Gdim7 Gm7b5

Diminished in All Keys

Cdim Dbdim Ddim Ebdim Edim Fdim F#dim Gdim Abdim Adim Bbdim Bdim

Scales Containing Gdim

C Phrygian Db Lydian D Harmonic Minor Eb Mixolydian F Natural Minor F Harmonic Minor F Aeolian G Blues G Locrian Ab Major Ab Harmonic Minor Ab Melodic Minor

About the G Diminished Chord

The G Diminished chord is built from the notes G, Bb, Db. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note G, following the interval pattern that defines every Diminished chord. Understanding how a chord is constructed from intervals is one of the most valuable skills in music theory, because it allows you to build the chord in any key and recognize it in any context.

You can use this chord in a variety of musical contexts. Try exploring the scales that contain these notes to discover which keys this chord naturally belongs to. Each scale listed above shares all the notes of this chord, making it a diatonic chord within that key. Understanding these relationships helps with songwriting, improvisation, and arranging.

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