stringery

G diminished Diminished & augmented family

Tense and uneasy, like a question.

Easiest shape1 of 3

Square: the root. In colour: the flat 5th, which gives the chord its sound.

Change a finger and see what it becomes

Built from

  • Groot
  • B♭minor 3rd
  • D♭flat 5th

The flat 5th is the most unstable interval there is. It cannot stay put.

Tension: Restless

Hear it in a progression

Where it goes next

Thinking in A♭ major, where it is the vii° chord.

  • A♭

    I. Its top note leads up one fret, straight home.

  • Cm

    iii. Settles onto iii.

Sounds close

  • C♯dim7

    Shares 3 of its notes. Both have G, B♭ and D♭.

  • E♭7

    Shares 3 of its notes. Both have G, B♭ and D♭.

  • E♭

    Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G and B♭.

  • F♯

    Shares 2 of its notes. Both have B♭ and D♭.

Keys it lives in