G♯dim 7-string bass chord

How to play G♯dim on 7-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 4th fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 4th fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the B, A, C and F strings.

From the B string x 4 x 0 4 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in G♯dim?

G♯dim, G♯ diminished, is G♯, B and D: the root (G♯), the minor third (B) and the diminished fifth (D). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5.

What is the difference between G♯dim, G♯m7♭5 and G♯dim7?

G♯dim is three notes, G♯, B and D. G♯m7♭5 adds the minor seventh, F♯; G♯dim7 adds the diminished seventh, F, a half step lower.

Where does G♯dim go?

Most often up a half step, to A: it is the chord on the seventh note of a major key, leading back to the tonic.

Keys with G♯dim

G♯dim is the vii° chord in A major and the ii° chord in F♯ minor.