G Minor
Gm
Notes
G · B♭ · D
Intervals
- RootG (1P)
- Minor 3rdB♭ (3m)
- Perfect 5thD (5P)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
CAGED shapes (3)
Triad inversions (9)
Spread / open triads (8)
About
The G minor triad (G–B♭–D) lowers the third by a half step, introducing a darker, more inward quality. It functions as the tonic of G minor or as ii in F major. The B♭ is the defining tone — it is what separates minor from major and from any sus chord that omits the third entirely. On guitar, the fifth can be omitted or doubled freely; root and ♭3 together are sufficient to establish the minor sound. Minor chords commonly precede dominants (Gm7→C7→FMaj7 as ii–V–I) or move within minor diatonic harmony. Compared to Gdim, minor is stable due to its perfect fifth; compared to G, it carries a more subdued, reflective quality.
Chord diagrams
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Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- G Blues (deg 1)
- G Dorian (I)
- G Harmonic Minor (I)
- G Melodic Minor (I)
- G Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- G Natural Minor (I)
- G Phrygian (I)
- A Locrian (VII)
- A Phrygian (VII)
- A♭ Diminished (deg 8)
- A♭ Lydian (VII)
- B Diminished (deg 6)
- B Harmonic Minor (VI)
- B♭ Lydian (VI)
- B♭ Major (VI)
- B♭ Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- B♭ Mixolydian (VI)
- C Dorian (V)
- C Mixolydian (V)
- C Natural Minor (V)
- D Diminished (deg 4)
- D Harmonic Minor (IV)
- D Locrian (IV)
- D Natural Minor (IV)
- D Phrygian (IV)
- E Blues (deg 2)
- E Locrian (III)
- E♭ Lydian (III)
- E♭ Major (III)
- F Diminished (deg 2)
- F Dorian (II)
- F Major (II)
- F Melodic Minor (II)
- F Mixolydian (II)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.