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G♯ minor · E shape
G♯m guitar chord
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G♯ minor added ninth · Frets 4–6
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A♭ minor major seventh · Frets 4–5
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G♯ minor added eleventh · Frets 4–6
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How to play G♯m on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the six strings at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the D string at the 6th fret.
From the low E string 4 6 6 4 4 4 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier G♯m
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
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G♯m, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5th in bass · 4 strings
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.
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