Chord · G Minor (1st Inversion)
Gm/♭3 Chord
Gm/♭3 is Bb, D and G — minor triad with the third in the bass.
Gm/♭3 on every instrument
The same 3 notes, 1 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.
What Gm/♭3 is made of
G Minor (1st Inversion) (G minor (1st inversion)) is built from the notes Bb, D, G, with the interval pattern b3, 5, 1. A common minor (1st inversion) chord across many styles.
Stack b3, 5 and 1 on a root of G and you get Bb, D and G. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a minor first inversion chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why Cm/♭3 sounds like a transposed Gm/♭3.
Minor (1st Inversion): Minor triad with the third in the bass.
Spelling: the notes above are written the way a score would write them, not simplified to the nearest piano key. That is why this chord is spelled with B♭ rather than its enharmonic equivalent.
Keys that contain Gm/♭3
All 3 notes sit inside the scale of 6 keys. The roman numeral marks the degree the chord is rooted on.
Other chords on G
Same root, different colour.
The same minor first inversion shape, moved
The identical interval recipe, built on other roots.
Questions people ask about Gm/b3
- What notes are in the Gm/b3 chord?
- Gm/b3 is made of Bb, D and G — the b3, 5 and 1 degrees of a minor first inversion chord built on G.
- What keys use the Gm/b3 chord?
- Every note of Gm/b3 belongs to 6 keys: F Major (ii), Bb Major (vi), Eb Major (iii), D Minor (iv), G Minor (i), C Minor (v). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.
- How do you play Gm/b3 on guitar and piano?
- This page shows Gm/b3 on piano — 1 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
Learn the theory behind it
Why Gm/♭3 behaves the way it does — the guides that explain the chord instead of just spelling it.