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G°7 Chord on Guitar

G°7 is the G diminished 7th chord — 4 notes (G, B♭, D♭, F♭) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: G · B♭ · D♭ · F♭Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

G°7: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • G°7 – open positionR♭3♭♭7R♭5♭♭7open position
  • G°7 – fret 2R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5×fret 2
  • G°7 – fret 3R♭5R♭3♭♭7Rfret 3
  • G°7 – fret 55××R♭5♭♭7♭3fret 5
  • G°7 – fret 88×R♭3♭♭7R♭5fret 8
  • G°7 – fret 99×R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5fret 9

G°7: Drop 2 voicings

  • G°7 – bass: ♭58♭5R♭3♭♭7××bass: ♭5
  • G°7 – bass: ♭5×♭5R♭3♭♭7×bass: ♭5
  • G°7 – bass: ♭511××♭5R♭3♭♭7bass: ♭5
  • G°7 – bass: ♭♭711♭♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭♭7
  • G°7 – bass: ♭♭76×♭♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭♭7
  • G°7 – bass: ♭♭7××♭♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭♭7
  • G°7 – bass: RR♭5♭♭7♭3××bass: R
  • G°7 – bass: R9×R♭5♭♭7♭3×bass: R
  • G°7 – bass: R5××R♭5♭♭7♭3bass: R
  • G°7 – bass: ♭35♭3♭♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • G°7 – bass: ♭312×♭3♭♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • G°7 – bass: ♭38××♭3♭♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

G°7: Drop 3 voicings

  • G°7 – bass: ♭35♭3×R♭5♭♭7×bass: ♭3
  • G°7 – bass: ♭312×♭3×R♭5♭♭7bass: ♭3
  • G°7 – bass: ♭58♭5×♭3♭♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • G°7 – bass: ♭5×♭5×♭3♭♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • G°7 – bass: ♭♭711♭♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭♭7
  • G°7 – bass: ♭♭76×♭♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭♭7
  • G°7 – bass: RR×♭♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • G°7 – bass: R9×R×♭♭7♭3♭5bass: R

G°7: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • G°7 – R-3-7R♭3♭♭7×××R-3-7
  • G°7 – R-3-78×R♭3♭♭7××R-3-7
  • G°7 – R-7-3R×♭♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • G°7 – R-7-39×R×♭♭7♭3×R-7-3

Scales to play over G°7

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain G, B♭, D♭, F♭.

Other G chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Diminished 7th chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the G°7 chord?
G°7 (G diminished 7th) contains G, B♭, D♭, F♭ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.
How do you play G°7 on guitar?
A common shape is 312020 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with G°7?
Good choices to solo over G°7: G Diminished (whole-half), G Superlocrian 𝄫7, G Locrian ♮6.