3 5 5 3 3 3
G minor
Notes: G · Bb · D
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
Common shapes (3)
x x 5 7 8 6
x 10 12 12 11 10
Other shapes (33)
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3 1 0 0 x x
3 1 0 0 3 x
3 1 0 0 3 3
3 1 0 3 x x
3 5 0 3 x x
3 x 0 3 3 x
x 10 0 0 11 x
3 1 0 3 3 x
3 5 0 3 3 x
3 5 0 0 3 6
3 x 0 3 3 3
x x 5 0 3 6
About G minor
The notes of G minor are G (root), Bb (minor third) and D (perfect fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – 5. It is a minor chord: its minor third gives it a darker, more melancholic character than the major chord.
G minor has 3 common voicings, based on the E, D and A shapes of the CAGED system. There are 33 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.