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G♯m7 Chord on Ukulele
G# Minor 7th is G#, B, D#, F# — the 1-b3-5-b7 pattern of a minor seventh chord. There are 2 ways to play it on ukulele, ranked below from easiest to hardest.
There is no open G#m7 on ukulele, but the first shape below is still beginner-friendly — start with that one and leave the movable shapes for later.
The shape most players use — Gm7 Shape (movable) (1st fret)
Fingered low on the neck with no barre — a useful middle step between the open shape and the movable ones.
Easier ways to play it — 2 shapes, easiest first
Same chord in all of them. What changes is how much your hand has to do and where on the neck it sits.
Am7 Shape (movable barre) (11th fret) Way 1 of 2
Am7 Shape (movable barre) (11th fret)
Easiest here· beginner
Barre at fret 11 — the same movable idea, further up the neck: brighter, more compact, and easier to reach if you are already playing up there.
Gm7 Shape (movable) (1st fret) Way 2 of 2
Gm7 Shape (movable) (1st fret)
intermediate· the standard shape
Fingered low on the neck with no barre — a useful middle step between the open shape and the movable ones.
What beginners get wrong
Moving in and out of it
The shape above: Gm7 Shape (movable) (1st fret).
Listening: each shape above has its own play button, and each one plays the notes that shape actually produces — not a generic triad.
G#m7 on other instruments
Same notes, different hands. Every link below is a real page with diagrams and audio.
Chords next door
Same root, different colour — and all of them playable on ukulele.
G#m7 on Ukulele — questions people ask
What is the easiest way to play G#m7 on ukulele?
“Am7 Shape (movable barre) (11th fret)” — which we rate beginner — is the easiest G#m7 shape on ukulele. Barre at fret 11 — the same movable idea, further up the neck: brighter, more compact, and easier to reach if you are already playing up there.
What notes are in the G# Minor 7th chord?
G# Minor 7th is G#, B, D#, F# — the 1-b3-5-b7 interval pattern of a minor seventh chord. Every voicing on this page uses those notes and nothing else; they just appear in a different order and octave.
How many ways can you play G#m7 on ukulele?
This page has 2 G#m7 voicings for ukulele, ranked from easiest to hardest: Am7 Shape (movable barre) (11th fret), Gm7 Shape (movable) (1st fret). They all sound like G#m7; the differences are how hard they are to hold and how high they sit.
What can I play instead of G#m7?
The nearest stand-ins on ukulele that keep the same root are G#m, G#dim, G#m6. They keep the root and the fifth and only change what sits in the middle, so most songs still work — but check the swap against the melody, because the note you removed may be the one the tune is singing.
Can I play G#m7 on other instruments?
Yes. G#m7 is the same set of notes everywhere; only the fingering changes. This site has diagrams and audio for it on guitar, piano, bass, mandolin, banjo.
Learn the theory behind G#m7
The shape gets your fingers there. These explain why it sounds the way it does.
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