Gm Chord
The Gm is a minor chord that sounds darker, more melancholic, and expressive. Minor chords add emotional depth and drama. The lowered third gives them their characteristic bittersweet quality, making them essential for blues, rock, and emotional ballads.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Position, Fret 3
Uses a barre chord technique
Barre Shape, Fret 10
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play Gm
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ●Fret 3 with your index finger | G |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 5 with your ring finger | A# |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 5 with your pinky finger | D |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 3 with your index finger | G |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 3 with your index finger | A# |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 3 with your index finger | D |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in Gm
The Gm chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using Gm
These songs from our play-along library feature the Gm chord:
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
Easy On Me
Adele
Ed Sheeran - Old Phone (Lyric Video)
Ed Sheeran
seasons
wave to earth
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor
Tum Hi Ho
Arijit Singh
Mitski - Where's My Phone?
Mitski
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
STAY
The Kid Laroi
With or Without You
U2
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT.
ROSÉ
Better Together
Jack Johnson
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Dominic Fike - Babydoll
Vibe Music
Problems
Mother Mother
Goo Goo Dolls
Unknown
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Miluzie
*NSYNC
7clouds
Kabira
Unknown
What I Got
Sublime
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
ABKCO
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977)
Eagles
Stop Waiting - Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex
Dil Hai Na
Aditya Rikhari
Lut Gaye
Jubin Nautiyal
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Rashid Ali
KATSEYE - Touch
Unknown
Blackbird
The Beatles
Zombie
The Cranberries
Motley Crue - Wild Side with Lyrics
Unknown
Noah Kahan, Hozier - Northern Attitude (Lyric Video)
NoahKahan
Mr. Jones
Counting Crows
broken
lovelytheband
Landslide
Fleetwood Mac
Kaun Tujhe
Palak Muchhal
CHRYSTAL - The Days (Notion Remix)
CHRYSTAL
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
ChappellRoan
Tyla, Sean Paul - PUSH 2 START (REMIX - Official Music Video)
Tyla
Sooraj Dooba Hai
Arijit Singh
Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes (Lyric Video)
Olivia Dean
LISA - NEW WOMAN feat. Rosalía
Unknown
Play On
Unknown
Made You Look
Meghan Trainor
Lady Gaga - Disease
LadyGaga
Darin feat. Eloise - Falling In love (Music Video)
Unknown
Wallows – Calling After Me
Wallows
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Tyla - PUSH 2 START
Unknown
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
BillieEilish
vampire
Olivia Rodrigo
Zaroorat
Mustafa Zahid
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
Alex Warren - Eternity
Unknown
Hozier - Too Sweet
Hozier
21 Guns
Green Day
Rock That Body - The Black Eyed Peas
Pizza Music
Flowers
Miley Cyrus
We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)
Fun.
Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours
LukeCombs
PinkPantheress - Stateside + Zara Larsson
Creative Chaos
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today - She And Him
Cassiopeia
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Don McLean- American Pie
Unknown
Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill
InvertOG
APT.
ROSÉ
Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia
LatinHype
Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
Eloise
Unknown
Enna Sona
Arijit Singh
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
3DoorsDown
Life is a Highway
Rascal Flatts
Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars
How It’s Done
HUNTR/X
Gives You Hell
The All-American Rejects
Home
Phillip Phillips
Me And My Broken Heart
push baby
Bruno Mars - Risk It All
Unknown
I Ain't Worried
OneRepublic
Audioslave - Like a Stone
Audioslave
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
GunsNRoses
Bad Company - Can't Get Enough
Unknown
ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'
Unknown
Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water
Deep Purple
Strangers
Kenya Grace
Houdini
Dua Lipa
Kill Bill
SZA
Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
Van Halen - Jump
Van Halen
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
OzWho
Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady
Aerosmith
Before You Go
Lewis Capaldi
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
Heartbreak Anthem
Galantis
Physical
Dua Lipa
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Unknown
Zara Larsson - Pretty Ugly
ZaraLarssonMusic
Kendrick Lamar, SZA - All The Stars
Unknown
Sam Barber - Indigo (feat. Avery Anna) (Lyric Video)
Sam Barber
Kendrick Lamar - luther
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars - I Just Might
Bruno Mars
SZA - Kill Bill
SZA
Billie Eilish - LUNCH
Unknown
PARTYNEXTDOOR, Drake - NOKIA
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Charli xcx - party 4 u
Charli xcx
W Sound 05 "LA PLENA" - Beéle, Westcol, Ovy On The Drums
W Sound
Zach Bryan - I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)
Zach Bryan
"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video
Unknown
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta
Tyla x Wizkid - DYNAMITE
Tyla
Chappell Roan - The Subway
ChappellRoan
Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
Bon Jovi - One Wild Night(album version)
Unknown
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Man
Unknown
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
KendrickLamar
Styx-Renegade Lyrics
RockinBassPlayer3
Bon Jovi
Unknown
BL3SS x CamrinWatsin - Kisses ft. bbyclose
BL3SS
Luke Combs - Where the Wild Things Are
LukeCombs
I Love You, I'm Sorry
Gracie Abrams
Benson Boone - Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
GunsNRoses
Michael Jackson - Thriller
michaeljackson
BLACKPINK '뛰어(JUMP)' (Color Coded Lyrics)
Unknown
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
Alice Cooper - Poison
AliceCooper
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Vibe Music
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam
Rupert Holmes - (Escape) The Pina Colada Song
Unknown
Central Cee & Dave - Sprinter
Vibe Music
Clean Bandit - Symphony Feat. Zara Larsson
Unknown
Sabrina Carpenter - Taste
Lost Panda
Ariana Grande - twilight zone (lyric visualizer)
ArianaGrande
Isabel LaRosa - favorite
NewMelody
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
7clouds
Justin Bieber - Yukon
Lost Panda
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Sabrina Carpenter - Tears
TrendingTracks
Alexia
Unknown
Kendrick Lamar - luther ft. SZA
Unknown
Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj
Unknown
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT.
Vibe Music
Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Unknown
WizTheMc, bees & honey - Show Me Love
Unknown
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Dan Music
Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM
Pizza Music
Djo - End Of Beginning
Unknown
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
beabadoobee, Laufey - A Night To Remember
beabadoobee
She & Him - I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
Unknown
Mitski - I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
Tenerife Sea
Ed Sheeran
Glass Animals - Take A Slice (Fan Lyric Video)
GlassAnimals
CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
Jeena Jeena
Atif Aslam
Kesariya
Arijit Singh
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
Riha
Anuv Jain
Apna Time Aayega
Divine
Khairiyat
Arijit Singh
Tere Sang Yaara
Atif Aslam
Bol Do Na Zara
Armaan Malik
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
Laal Ishq
Arijit Singh
Woh Ladki Jo
Unknown
Hawa Banke
Darshan Raval
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