Fm/G

  1. G2bass
  2. FRtriad
  3. A♭♭3triad
  4. C5triad
Voicings

3 ways to play Fm/G

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
AA shape 2nd inversion Fm/G
8 9 10 11 ♭3 R 5 2

Frets x 10 10 10 9 xNotes G C F A♭Intervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadF minor, 2nd inversion

EE shape 2nd inversion Fm/G
1 2 3 4 ♭3 R 5 2

Frets 3 3 3 1 x xNotes G C F A♭Intervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadF minor, 2nd inversion

DD shape 2nd inversion Fm/G
3 4 5 6 ♭3 R 5 2

Frets x x 5 5 6 4Notes G C F A♭Intervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadF minor, 2nd inversion

The rules

The construction rules Fm/G follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Minor triad over the 2nd in every key

Fm/G chord questions

What notes are in Fm/G?

Fm/G is spelled G F A♭ C: G is the 2nd, F is the root, A♭ is the ♭3rd, C is the 5th.

What is the formula of Fm/G?

2 1 ♭3 5. It is a F minor triad, over G in the bass.

How many ways can you play Fm/G on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of Fm/G, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.