Guitar chords · Minor 7th
G♯m7 chord on guitar (G#m7)
G♯m7 (G♯ minor 7th) has four notes: G♯, B, D♯ and F♯, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, 5 and ♭7.
Shapes
How to play G♯m7
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
G♯m7 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 4 or the A shape at fret 11. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 4
A shape · fret 11
Notes and formula
What makes G♯m7 minor 7th
A minor A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords. is a minor chord with a minor 7th added. It is mellower than a plain minor chord, and it is the ii chord of the ii–V–I in jazz and soul.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The ♭3rd and the ♭7th make G♯m7 a minor A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords.; you can leave out the 5th.
- G♯Rroot
- B♭3essential
- D♯5optional
- F♯♭7essential
- G♯, the root
- Other chord tones
G♯m7 often leads to C♯7 and then F♯: the ii7–V7–I of F♯ major.
G♯m7 and A♭m7 are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with G♯m7
G♯m7 belongs to six keys: E major (iii7), B major (vi7), F♯ major (ii7), C♯ minor (v7), G♯ minor (i7) and D♯ minor (iv7).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Progressions
Progressions with G♯m7
Common progressions that use G♯m7, each in a key that spells it G♯m7. The outlined chord is G♯m7.
Jazz ii–V–I in F♯ major
ii7 – V7 – Imaj7
- G♯m7
- C♯7
- F♯maj7
Each chord falls a fifth to the next — a walk anticlockwise around the circle.
Heard in Autumn Leaves, Fly Me to the Moon
Minor ii–V–i in G♯ minor
iiø7 – V7 – i7
- A♯m7♭5
- D♯7
- G♯m7
Half-diminished ii, dominant V7 and back to the minor tonic.
Heard in Blue Bossa, Autumn Leaves
Slash chords
G♯m7 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps G♯m7 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- G♯m7/B
G♯m7 with its ♭3rd, B, in the bass: the first inversion.
- G♯m7/D♯
G♯m7 with its 5th, D♯, in the bass: the second inversion.
- G♯m7/F♯
G♯m7 with its ♭7th, F♯, in the bass: the third inversion.
Same root
Other chords on G♯ / A♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- A♭ major
- G♯m minor
- A♭7 dominant 7th
- A♭maj7 major 7th
- A♭sus2 suspended 2nd
- A♭sus4 suspended 4th
- A♭6 major 6th
- G♯m6 minor 6th
- A♭add9 add 9
- A♭9 dominant 9th
- A♭maj9 major 9th
- G♯m9 minor 9th
- A♭13 dominant 13th
- A♭maj13 major 13th
- G♯m11 minor 11th
- G♯° diminished
- G♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- G♯°7 diminished 7th
- A♭+ augmented
- A♭5 power chord
- A♭7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- G♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- A♭6/9 six-nine
- G♯m(add9) minor add 9
- A♭7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
G♯m7, in short
- What notes are in the G♯m7 chord?
- G♯m7 (G♯ minor 7th) has four notes: G♯, B, D♯ and F♯, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, 5 and ♭7.
- How do you play G♯m7 on guitar?
- G♯m7 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 4 or the A shape at fret 11.
- What key is G♯m7 in?
- G♯m7 belongs to six keys: E major (iii7), B major (vi7), F♯ major (ii7), C♯ minor (v7), G♯ minor (i7) and D♯ minor (iv7).
- Is G♯m7 the same as A♭m7?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. G♯m7 is the spelling in E major, B major, F♯ major, C♯ minor, G♯ minor and D♯ minor; A♭m7 only in C♭ major, G♭ major, A♭ minor and E♭ minor.