G♯dim7 banjo chord

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G♯ diminished seventh · Open position

GDGBDR♭♭7noteDG♯BFrole♭5R♭3♭♭7fret0103frets 1–3C3C4C5C6

How to play G♯dim7 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the high D string at the 3rd fret. Let the low D and B strings ring open. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 0 1 0 3 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in G♯dim7?

G♯dim7, G♯ diminished seventh, is G♯, B, D and F: the root (G♯), the minor third (B), the diminished fifth (D) and the diminished seventh (F). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.

Why do four diminished seventh chords have the same notes?

A diminished seventh is minor thirds stacked all the way round, G♯, B, D and F, so G♯dim7 has the same notes as the diminished sevenths on B, D and F. Any of its notes can be the root.

G♯dim7 in other banjo tunings

Double COpen D

G♯dim7 on other instruments

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