G♯m7
Character: mellow
- G♯Rtriad
- B♭3triad
- D♯5triad
- F♯♭7add
17 ways to play G♯m7
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
Frets x 9 9 8 9 xNotes F♯ B D♯ G♯Intervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadG♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 9 11 9 xNotes B F♯ G♯Intervals ♭3 ♭7 1Base triadG♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x 11 9 11 0 11Notes G♯ B F♯Intervals 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadG♯ minor, root position
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 11 11 9 11 0 11Notes D♯ G♯ B F♯Intervals 5 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadG♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 1 1 0 2Notes D♯ G♯ B F♯Intervals 5 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadG♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 4 1 0 xNotes F♯ G♯ BIntervals ♭7 1 ♭3Base triadG♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x 2 1 1 0 2Notes B D♯ G♯ F♯Intervals ♭3 5 1 ♭7Base triadG♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 2 4 1 0 xNotes B F♯ G♯Intervals ♭3 ♭7 1Base triadG♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 2 2 1 1 x xNotes F♯ B D♯ G♯Intervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadG♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 4 2 4 4 0 4Notes G♯ B F♯Intervals 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadG♯ minor, root position
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 4 x x 4 7 4Notes B F♯ G♯Intervals ♭3 ♭7 1Base triadG♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x x 4 4 4 4Notes F♯ B D♯ G♯Intervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadG♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 4 6 6 4 7 4Notes G♯ B F♯Intervals 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadG♯ minor, root position
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 4 6 6 4 7 4Notes D♯ G♯ B F♯Intervals 5 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadG♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 4 6 4 4 0 4Notes G♯ D♯ F♯ BIntervals 1 5 ♭7 ♭3Base triadG♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The ♭7th takes the root’s string.
Frets x x x 11 9 7Notes F♯ G♯ BIntervals ♭7 1 ♭3Base triadG♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x x 6 8 7 7Notes G♯ D♯ F♯ BIntervals 1 5 ♭7 ♭3Base triadG♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The ♭7th takes the root’s string.
The construction rules G♯m7 follows
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.
A third on top makes a 7th chord
A major 7th over a major triad is maj7, a ♭7 is a dominant 7. Over minor you get m7 or m(maj7); over diminished, m7♭5 or the °7, whose 7th is lowered twice.
On guitar, something has to give
Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.
The root can move down
When an extension needs the root’s string, the root can drop to the string below the triad: an anchored voicing keeps the bass and frees a string on top.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Minor 7th in every key
More chords on G♯
G♯m7 chord questions
What notes are in G♯m7?
G♯m7 is spelled G♯ B D♯ F♯: G♯ is the root, B is the ♭3rd, D♯ is the 5th, F♯ is the ♭7th.
What is the formula of G♯m7?
1 ♭3 5 ♭7. It is a G♯ minor triad with the ♭7th stacked on top.
How many ways can you play G♯m7 on guitar?
This page shows 17 voicings of G♯m7, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.