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G♯ minor guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 54 playable shapes
About the chord
G♯ minor guitar chord
The G♯ minor minor chord, composed of the root (G♯ minor), minor third B, and perfect fifth D♯, evokes a melancholic or introspective emotion. The lowered third B gives it a somber, contemplative quality, contrasting with the major chord’s brightness, and is often used to express depth and emotional complexity.
Root note: G♯
Quality: minor
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 54
Chord tones
G♯BD♯
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
G♯ Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
B Minor Third ♭3
This note supplies the minor color and gives the chord its darker emotional pull.
D♯ Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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