Chord · G# Minor
G♯m Chord
G♯m is G#, B and D# — dark, melancholic.
G♯m on every instrument
The same 3 notes, 6 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.
What G♯m is made of
G#m (G# minor) is built from the notes G#, B, D#, with the interval pattern 1, b3, 5.
Stack 1, b3 and 5 on a root of G♯ and you get G#, B and D#. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a minor chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why Cm sounds like a transposed G♯m.
Minor: Dark, melancholic.
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 G♯ rather than its enharmonic equivalent.
Keys that contain G♯m
All 3 notes sit inside the scale of 10 keys. The roman numeral marks the degree the chord is rooted on.
Other chords on G♯
Same root, different colour.
Questions people ask about G#m
- What notes are in the G#m chord?
- G#m is made of G#, B and D# — the 1, b3 and 5 degrees of a minor chord built on G#.
- What keys use the G#m chord?
- Every note of G#m belongs to 10 keys: E Major (iii), B Major (vi), F# Major (ii), Gb Major (ii), Cb Major (vi), C# Minor (v), G# Minor (i), D# Minor (iv), Eb Minor (iv), Ab Minor (i). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.
- How do you play G#m on guitar and piano?
- This page shows G#m on guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, mandolin and banjo — 10 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
- Is G#m the same as Abm?
- Yes. G#m and Abm are enharmonic — identical pitches written two different ways. Which spelling you use depends on the key you are in; G#m is the spelling this site treats as canonical.
Learn the theory behind it
Why G♯m behaves the way it does — the guides that explain the chord instead of just spelling it.