G minor guitar chord (Gm)

A minor chord replaces the major third with a minor third, a semitone lower. It sounds darker and more melancholic than the major chord.

Positions and fingerings

× muted string · o open string · numbers: fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky)

Chord notes

NoteInterval
Groot
B♭ (B flat)minor third
Dperfect fifth

Formula: 1 – b3 – 5 · G – B♭ – D

A progression with this chord

  1. 3134
  2. ××1243
  3. B♭III
    ×13
  4. FVII
    ××132

A very common minor progression in pop and rock.

Other G chords

The same chord on other roots