G#m G# minor chord
- Notes
- G# B D#
- Formula
- 1 b3 5
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 above the root
- Also written
- Abm (Ab Cb Eb)
- Other symbols
- G#min, G#−
G# to B is a minor third (3 semitones), B to D# is a major third (4 semitones). It differs from G# major by one note: the third, B, is a half step lower than in G# major.
G#m on the piano
Root position from G#4: G#4, B4, D#5. Middle C is C4.
G#m 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.
4 6 6 4 4 4 (low E to high e)
Sounds G#2 D#3 G#3 B3 D#4 G#4
x 11 13 13 12 11 (low E to high e)
Sounds G#3 D#4 G#4 B4 D#5
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.
G#m 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.
4342 (G C E A)
Sounds B4 D#4 G#4 B4
Lowest note D#4, so the chord finder reads it as G#m/D# (second inversion).
4346 (G C E A)
Sounds B4 D#4 G#4 D#5
Lowest note D#4, so the chord finder reads it as G#m/D# (second inversion).
Inversions of G#m
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# B D# | G#m | |
| 1st inversion | B D# G# | G#m/B | |
| 2nd inversion | D# G# B | G#m/D# |
Where G#m fits
G#m is ii in F# major, iii in E major, vi in B major, i in G# minor, iv in D# minor, v in C# minor.