G# diminished triad for guitar (G#dim)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the G# diminished triad (G#dim) on the guitar fretboard: G# · B · D.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
G#dim
G#BD
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
G#
Root
· R
B
Third
· ♭3
D
Fifth
· ♭5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 11
1st inversion
fret 4
2nd inversion
fret 8
G# diminished
The G# diminished triad is made up of three notes: G# · B · D.
It sounds unstable and dissonant, and rarely ends a musical phrase -- instead it's used as a passing chord (typically on the vii degree) to build tension before a resolution.