G minor chord
Gm
- GR
- B♭♭3
- D5
Barre · Em shape · 3rd fret
What each note does
- G is the root. It names the chord and is the note your ear hears as home.
- B♭ is the minor third, a half step below the major third (B). That one note is the whole difference between sad and happy.
- D is the fifth. It adds weight without changing the character, so it is the first note to drop when a voicing gets crowded.
More voicings
Barre · Am shape · 10th fret
Triad · top 3 strings · 3rd fret
Triad · middle strings · 7th fret
Progressions that use Gm
- Open in builder →
i–iv–v–i · C minor · Minor folk
CmFmGmCm
- Open in builder →
i–VII–VI–v · G minor · Andalusian
GmFE♭Dm
- Open in builder →
i–VII–VI–VII · G minor · Minor rock
GmFE♭F