G#m Chord
The G#m 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 4
Uses a barre chord technique
Barre Shape, Fret 11
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play G#m
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ●Fret 4 with your index finger | G# |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 6 with your ring finger | B |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 6 with your pinky finger | D# |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 4 with your index finger | G# |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 4 with your index finger | B |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 4 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 G#m
The G#m chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using G#m
These songs from our play-along library feature the G#m chord:
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Amarillo by Morning
George Strait
abc (nicer)
GAYLE
Great Expectation
SIENNA SPIRO
Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
Africa
Toto
Antidote
Karan Aujla
I'll Change for You
Mitski
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
Turn the Lights Off
Jon & KATO
Janice STFU
Drake
Breakin' Dishes
Rihanna
stupid song
Olivia Rodrigo
Bye Bye Bye
*NSYNC
Welcome To The Jungle
Guns N' Roses
My Body Isn't Ready
sombr
Black Friday
Tom Odell
Dooron Dooron
Paresh Pahuja
November Rain
Guns N' Roses
IYKYK
Jxggi, Dishant & Sickboi
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Rashid Ali
Touch
KATSEYE
Afraid To Feel
LF System
Sooraj Dooba Hai
Arijit Singh
Wicked Games
The Weeknd
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Yellow
Coldplay
Cold feat. Post Malone
BigXthaPlug
Breaking Me
Topic
Frozen
Lil Baby
Mystical Magical
Benson Boone
I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
House Tour
Sabrina Carpenter
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Pehla Nasha
Udit Narayan
Teri Yaad
Aditya Rikhari
You Will Never Know it
Carpetman
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
Housewife
Tate McRae
Sajni
Jal The Band
Last Night
Morgan Wallen
Tera Ban Jaunga
Akhil
Upside Down
Jack Johnson
Woh Ladki Jo
Abhijeet
Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage
Arijit Singh
Xanadu
Rush
People Watching
Sam Fender
Ain't In LA
ADÉLA
BED
Joel Corry
Laal Ishq
Arijit Singh
Khat
Navjot Ahuja
Jo Tum Mere Ho
Anuv Jain
Don't We
Morgan Wallen
i like the way you kiss me
Artemas
Pink Pony Club
Chappell Roan
The Door
Teddy Swims
Layla
Derek & The Dominos
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
Tum Se Hi
Mohit Chauhan
Little Sister
Queens of the Stone Age
Khairiyat
Arijit Singh
Dracula
Tame Impala
It's ok I'm ok
Tate McRae
I Run
HAVEN
Home
Good Neighbours
Paradise City
Guns N' Roses
What It Sounds Like
HUNTR/X
Unse Jaake Kehdo
Justh
No Broke Boys
Disco Lines & Tinashe
Stop The Wedding!
Ashe
On my mind
Metito
Faasle
Aditya Rikhari
About Damn Time
Lizzo
In The End
Linkin Park
Santeria
Sublime
Kal Ho Na Ho
Sonu Nigam
More Than Words
Extreme
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Staying
Lizzy McAlpine
Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
She & Him
GBP
Central Cee & 21 Savage
Beautiful Crazy
Luke Combs
ღ Black Velvet ~ Alannah Myles ღ
Nikoletta Triantopoulou
Favorite
Isabel LaRosa
TIT FOR TAT
Tate McRae
Take A Slice
Glass Animals
When It Rains It Pours
Luke Combs
Come a Little Closer
Cage the Elephant
Other G# Chords
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