G#m chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m

Minor

Notes:G# · B · D#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 1 1 1	– 1 1 1 1 1	x G# D# G# B D#	easy · barre on fret 1
6 4 6 4 5 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	G# B G# B D# x	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 8 5 9	– – 2 3 1 4	x x G# D# D# B	hard
6 8 9 8 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	G# D# B D# x x	medium
x 8 9 8 10 9	– 1 2 1 4 3	x D# B D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 1 1 1 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x G# D# G# B x	easy · barre on fret 1
x x 6 4 5 6	– – 3 1 2 4	x x G# B D# G#	medium
6 x 9 8 5 x	2 – 4 3 1 –	G# x B D# D# x	hard
6 8 6 8 x 9	1 2 1 3 – 4	G# D# G# D# x B	hard · barre on fret 6
9 8 9 8 10 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	B D# B D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x x 1 1 1	– – – 1 1 1	x x x G# B D#	easy · barre on fret 1
x x 6 4 5 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x G# B D# x	medium
6 8 9 x 5 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	G# D# B x D# x	hard
6 8 9 x x x	1 2 3 – – –	G# D# B x x x	medium
x 8 9 8 10 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x D# B D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 1 4 1 1	– 1 1 2 1 1	x G# D# B B D#	medium · barre on fret 1

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#m chord (Minor) is built from the notes G#, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Gm generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the G#m chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
♭3	3	B
5	7	D#

More G# chords

G#G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

Cm C#m Dm D#m Em Fm F#m Gm Am A#m Bm

See G#m in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G#m chord?

G#m is a Minor chord built from the notes G#, B, D#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.