Gm G minor chord
- Notes
- G Bb D
- Formula
- 1 b3 5
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 above the root
- Other symbols
- Gmin, G−
G to Bb is a minor third (3 semitones), Bb to D is a major third (4 semitones). It differs from G major by one note: the third, Bb, is a half step lower than in G major.
Gm on the piano
Root position from G4: G4, Bb4, D5. Middle C is C4.
Gm on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has G as its lowest note.
3 5 5 3 3 3 (low E to high e)
Sounds G2 D3 G3 Bb3 D4 G4
x 10 12 12 11 10 (low E to high e)
Sounds G3 D4 G4 Bb4 D5
The E-shape and A-shape grips are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play minor chords on other roots.
Gm on the ukulele
Standard ukulele tuning is G C E A, drawn with the G string on the left and frets downwards, as ukulele chord charts show it. The G string is tuned higher than the C string (G4 above middle C, a fifth over C4), so the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not on the G string, and a shape can sound as an inversion even when its root is on the G string. All four strings are strummed, so every string plays a chord tone; the root is in blue-green.
0231 (G C E A)
Sounds G4 D4 G4 Bb4
Lowest note D4, so the chord finder reads it as Gm/D (second inversion).
3235 (G C E A)
Sounds Bb4 D4 G4 D5
Lowest note D4, so the chord finder reads it as Gm/D (second inversion).
Inversions of Gm
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | G Bb D | Gm | |
| 1st inversion | Bb D G | Gm/Bb | |
| 2nd inversion | D G Bb | Gm/D |
Where Gm fits
Gm is ii in F major, iii in Eb major, vi in Bb major, i in G minor, iv in D minor, v in C minor.