Guitar chord · Triads
G minor chord on guitar
310033 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Gm on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.
Gm is the ii chord in F major, iii in E♭ major and vi in B♭ major. In minor keys: i in G minor and iv in D minor.
- Notes
- GB♭D
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) G
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) D
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--3---| G|--0---| D|--0---| A|--1---| E|--3---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Gm note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Gm on guitar
355333 is the E-minor shape barred at the 3rd fret.
You’ll find Gm in common progressions such as Gm–E♭–B♭–F (the minor-feel pop progression in B♭ major), Gm–Cm–D–Gm (the minor cadence in G minor) and Gm–F–E♭–D (the Andalusian cadence in G minor).
