G#m chord

G# minor chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

Alternative shapes

G#m

Description and theory

The chord is mostly played as a barre chord or in closed positions.

G#m and Abm (G sharp and A flat minor) are the same chord, but their names change depending on the key they are played in. Note that the chord is played in 4th position (the root is on the 4th fret).

Chord progressions

G#m - E - B - F#

Theory of G#m / Abm chord

The notes that the G#m chord consists of are G#, B, D#. The notes that the Abm chord consists of are Ab, B, Eb.

Omissions

G#m (no3) is a G# minor with no third (B).
G#m (no5) is a G# minor with no fifth (D#).

Alternatives with capo

Em shape with a capo on 4th fret.
Dm shape with a capo on 6th fret.
(The third alternative with Am shape is less appropriate since the capo would be put on the 11th fret.)

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