G#dim7
G#dim7
G# Dim7
Intermediate
Diminished
Diminished
Diminished 7th chord - diminished with the 7th
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
G#
RootB
Minor 3rdD
Diminished 5thF
7dInterval Details
G#
Root
B
Minor 3rd
D
Diminished 5th
F
7d
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7d
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
G# - B - D - F
Bass: G#Inversion 1
B - D - F - G#
Bass: BInversion 2
D - F - G# - B
Bass: DInversion 3
F - G# - B - D
Bass: FCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the G#dim7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from G#dim7
G#o7M7
G#13#9#11
Simplified
G#dim
Alternate Symbols
G#dim7
G#°7
G#o7
Tags
diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4