G♯dim chord on piano
G# diminished: G♯ · B · D. It sounds tense and unstable: it exists to move somewhere else.
NotesG♯ B D
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: G♯ — finger 1 · B — finger 3 · D — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootG♯ – B – D
- 1stB – D – G♯
- 2ndD – G♯ – B
Songs that use G♯dim
BeethovenPathétique, 2nd movement
Ab major · Intermediate
BeethovenEmperor Concerto, Adagio
B major · Intermediate
J.S. BachPrelude BWV 1006
C major · Intermediate
J.S. BachG Minor
G minor · Advanced
J.S. BachInvention No. 13 in A minor
A minor · Advanced
J.S. BachJ.S. - Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565
D minor · Advanced