G♯m banjo chord

How to play G♯m on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low D to the high D at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the F♯ string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the short F♯ string.

From the short F♯ string x 1 2 2 1 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in G♯m?

G♯m, G♯ minor, is G♯, B and D♯: the root (G♯), the minor third (B) and the perfect fifth (D♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5.

What is the difference between G♯m and A♭?

One note. G♯m has the minor third, B; A♭ raises it a half step to B♯.

Can I play G♯m7 instead of G♯m?

Usually, yes. G♯m7 adds F♯ to the three notes of G♯m, which softens it without changing what it does in a song.

What is the relative major of G♯m?

B: it has the same notes as the key of G♯ minor, and its chord shares two of the three notes of G♯m.

Keys with G♯m

G♯m is the iii chord in E major, the ii chord in F♯ major, the vi chord in B major, the v chord in C♯ minor, the iv chord in E♭ minor and the i chord in G♯ minor.