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How to Play the G Minor Chord on Guitar

G Minor Chord Overview

Notes

G-A#-D

Interval Build & Degrees

I-♭III-V (Root, Minor Third, and Perfect Fifth)

Tab

3-5-5-3-3-3 (G-D-G-B♭-D-G)

G Minor Step by Step Instructions

Here is how you play G Minor:

1. Barre your index finger across all six strings at the third fret
2. Place your ring finger at the fifth fret of the fifth string (D)
3. Place your pinky at the fifth fret of the fourth string (G)
4. Strum all six strings

Common G Minor Voicings on Guitar

G Minor Using 5th String as the Root

X-10-12-12-11-10

G Minor Using 4th String as the Root

X-X-5-3-3-3

G Minor First Inversion

X-X-X-3-3-3 (A# as the root)

G Minor Second Inversion

X-X-X-7-8-6 (D as the root)

Famous Songs That Use the G Minor Chord

  • Nothing Else Matters by Metallica
  • Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
  • Losing My Religion by R.E.M.
  • Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
  • Creep by Radiohead

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