The seven chords of G# Minor with guitar diagrams, the progressions you will meet most, capo options, and free songs to play in this key.
The G# Minor scale is G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#. Build a chord on each note using only the scale's own notes and you get the seven diatonic chords below. Songs in G# Minor are made mostly of these, with the i, iv and V doing most of the work. In practice the V chord is usually D# or D#7 (the harmonic minor's raised 7th) rather than D#m: it pulls back to G#m much harder.
With sevenths: G#m7 (im7), A#m7b5 (iim7b5), Bmaj7 (IIImaj7), C#m7 (ivm7), D#m7 (vm7), Emaj7 (VImaj7), F#7 (VII7), and D#7 (V7). Tap any chord for every voicing, the notes and how to play it.
| Numerals | In G# Minor | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| i VI III VII | G#m E B F# | the minor pop progression |
| i VII VI V | G#m F# E D# | the Andalusian cadence (the V is the major chord) |
| i iv V | G#m C#m D# | the minor three-chord progression (V from harmonic minor) |
| i iv VII III | G#m C#m F# B | a folk and rock favourite |
| i VI VII i | G#m E F# G#m | the rock minor loop |
Write one out in the free Chord Progression Chart, or train your ear to hear them with Name the Progression.
To play G# Minor with open chords: capo 4 and play Em shapes, or capo 6 and play Dm shapes. The shapes you fret belong to the other key; what comes out of the guitar is G# Minor. Lower capo positions keep more of the guitar's ring.
Every key and fret is on the guitar capo chart, and the Chord Sheet Maker rewrites any song's chords for a capo or a new key.
Free chord sheets on Guitar Scribble served in G# Minor, chords over the lyrics, printable.
Relative major: B major (same notes and chords, a different home). Parallel major: Ab major (same root, a different mood).
All free, in the browser. The Chord Sheet Maker transposes any sheet into G# Minor with one click.
The seven chords built on the G# Minor scale are G#m, A#dim, B, C#m, D#m, E, F#. As roman numerals: i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII. Most songs in G# Minor use D# or D#7 as the V chord, from the harmonic minor scale, rather than D#m.
B major. It shares every note and every chord with G# Minor; the difference is which chord feels like home.
capo 4 and play Em shapes, or capo 6 and play Dm shapes. The shapes you fret are from the other key; the sound is G# Minor.
