G♯ minor chord
G♯m
- G♯R
- B♭3
- D♯5
Barre · Em shape · 4th 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 (C). 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 · 11th fret
Triad · top 3 strings · 4th fret
Progressions that use G♯m
- Open in builder →
I–V–vi–IV · B major · Pop
BF♯G♯mE
- Open in builder →
I–vi–IV–V · B major · 50s
BG♯mEF♯
- Open in builder →
vi–IV–I–V · B major · Pop (minor start)
G♯mEBF♯