G diminished 7th chord on guitar (Gdim7)

G diminished 7th is played in open position as 3 1 2 0 2 0: pinky finger on the low E string at fret 3, index finger on the A string at fret 1, middle finger on the D string at fret 2 and ring finger on the B string at fret 2. The G and high e strings ring open.

Tip — The open voicing requires fretting four strings while keeping two open strings ringing clearly.

G diminished 7th is played at the 2nd fret as 3 4 2 3 2 ×: barre your index finger across fret 2, middle finger on the low E string at fret 3, pinky finger on the A string at fret 4 and ring finger on the G string at fret 3. The high e string stays muted.

G diminished 7th is played at the 3rd fret as 3 4 5 3 5 3: barre your index finger across fret 3, middle finger on the A string at fret 4, ring finger on the D string at fret 5 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 5.

G diminished 7th is played at the 5th fret as × × 5 6 5 6: index finger on the D string at fret 5, ring finger on the G string at fret 6, middle finger on the B string at fret 5 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 6. The low E and A strings stay muted.

G diminished 7th is played at the 8th fret as × 10 8 9 8 9: barre your index finger across fret 8, pinky finger on the A string at fret 10, middle finger on the G string at fret 9 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 9. The low E string stays muted.