Gdim Piano Chord
The Gdim chord is a diminished triad built on the root note G. It contains the notes G, A#, C#.
E
MY LOVIN'
En Vogue
Medium Eb · ♩=100· 15 chords
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C
THE GODFATHER MAZURKA
Carmen Coppola
Easy C · ♩=135· 14 chords
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B
SETTLE FOR ME
Santino Fontana
Medium Bb · ♩=60· 49 chords
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D
BICYCLE RACE
Queen
Medium Db · ♩=100· 22 chords
Play
E
WORK THIS OUT
High School Musical 2
Advanced Eb · ♩=122· 25 chords
Play
G
AMERICAN WOMAN
The Guess Who
Medium G · ♩=92· 5 chords
Play
D
DREAM ON
Aerosmith
Advanced Db · ♩=80· 30 chords
Play
B
LEAN ON ME
Kirk Franklin
Medium Bb · ♩=120· 22 chords
Play
D
NEVER KNEW I NEEDED
Ne-Yo
Advanced Db · ♩=72· 17 chords
Play
G
HEROES AND VILLAINS
Brian Wilson
Medium Gb · ♩=136· 30 chords
Play
A
I WON'T LET GO
Rascal Flatts
Medium A · ♩=65· 15 chords
Play
D
NOT WHILE I'M AROUND
Jamie Cullum
Easy D · ♩=76· 22 chords
Play
How to play Gdim
Press all highlighted keys together. Use any comfortable fingering — for a right-hand triad, thumb on root, middle on 3rd, pinky on 5th is standard.
Chord theory
- Root note
- G
- Quality
- Diminished triad
- Notes (intervals)
- G (Root), A# (m3), C# (TT)
- Number of notes
- 3
Learn more chords
Master one chord at a time. Once Gdim feels natural, try the next chord chord, or browse easy piano songs to put it in context.