Gdim7 Guitar Chord | How To Create and Play the G Diminished Seventh chord

G dim7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

This chord is composed of the Root, Minor Third, diminished Fifth, and Diminished Seventh

The Gdim7 chord is spelled in the following ways:

  • G Diminished Seventh
  • G Dim
  • G Diminished 7
  • G O7
  • Gdim7

The G Diminished Seventh chord is composed of the notes G, Bb, Db, and Fb

Diminished chords are pleasent if played between the fourth and fifth chord of a key, an half step higher than the fourth (example in the key of C: C, F, F#dim7, G, C)

G dim7 chord Notes:

GBbDbFb

How to create the Diminished Seventh chord:

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G Diminished Seventh Guitar Chord Fingers Positions

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Position 1
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G dim7 position 5 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
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G dim7 position 6 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
Open

G dim7 position 8 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
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G dim7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 5
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G dim7 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 6
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G dim7 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 7
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G dim7 position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 8
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G dim7 position 7 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C dim7 | D dim7 | E dim7 | F dim7 | G dim7 | A dim7 | B dim7 | C#dim7 | D#dim7 | F#dim7 | G#dim7 | A#dim7

Create your G dim7 chord shapes

This fretboard map shows you the tones in the chord all along the neck. You can play this chord by choosing some of the chord tones.

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