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G♯ minor chord

Symbol: G♯m · Notes: G♯ – B – D♯

Darker and more wistful than the major chord: a single note changes, the third, one semitone lower (3 semitones above the root).

How it is built

• G♯: root
• B: minor third
• D♯: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: G♯ – B – D♯
• 1st inversion: B – D♯ – G♯
• 2nd inversion: D♯ – G♯ – B

In which keys

• III in E major
• II in F♯ major
• VI in B major
• V (dominant) in C♯ minor
• IV (subdominant) in E♭ minor
• I (tonic) in G♯ minor

Other G♯ chords

A♭ · A♭7 · A♭maj7 · G♯m7 · A♭sus2 · A♭sus4 · G♯dim · A♭+ · A♭6 · G♯m6 · A♭add9 · G♯dim7 · G♯m7♭5

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