G♯dim(maj7) 8-string bass chord

How to play G♯dim(maj7) on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the F♯ to the A at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the E string at the 3rd fret. Let the D and G strings ring open. Don’t play the C and F strings.

From the F♯ string 2 3 3 2 0 0 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in G♯dim(maj7)?

G♯dim(maj7), G♯ diminished major seventh, is G♯, B, D and F♯♯: the root (G♯), the minor third (B), the diminished fifth (D) and the major seventh (F♯♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 7.