Electric guitar · Minor chord

GmG Minor

Key: A# Major
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Gm is the G minor chord on electric guitar, made of the notes G · A# · D.

Notes

G
A#
D

Structure

1
♭3
5

Sound: Minor triad; Melancholic, introspective
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of A# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	A#	Tonic
ii	Cm	Subdominant
iii	Dm	Tonic relative
IV	D#	Subdominant
V	F	Dominant
vi	Gm	Tonic relative
vii°	Adim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 3 with your index finger, from string 6 to string 1.
2Place your ring finger on fret 5 of string 5.
3Place your pinky on fret 5 of string 4.
4Strum all the strings.