G Diminished Guitar Chord — Open D

G Diminished in Open D Tuning — Guide

Notes: G, Bb, Db

Intervals: 1P, 3m, 5d

The G Diminished chord in Open D tuning (D-A-D-F#-A-D) requires different fingerings than standard tuning. We found 6 playable voicings, each filtered for comfortable fret span (max 4 frets) and realistic finger placement.

Scales for Improvising Over G Diminished in Open D

When playing G Diminished in Open D tuning, these scales work well for improvisation and melody writing:

• G Locrian scale
• G Half-Whole Diminished scale

See Also

• G Diminished in standard tuning
• ← All Open D chords for Guitar