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Steel-string acoustic guitar, seen from above
CHORD GUIDE

Gm chord on guitar (G minor)

The Gm chord is the notes G, Bb and D. The usual shape is a barre at the 3rd fret: 3 5 5 3 3 3, from the low E string to the high E. The guitar above is set up with Gm on the A key: tap it or press A to hear it, then strum the strings.

Play it on the guitarSee the fingering
The Acoustic guitar in Guitoro
Press A or tap its pad to hear it
Notes
G Bb D
Frets
3 5 5 3 3 3
Shape
Barre, 3rd fret
Type
minor

How to play Gm

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

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Gm
  1. Lay your index finger flat across the low E to the high E string at the 3rd fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the A string at the 5th fret.
  3. Your little finger on the D string at the 5th fret.

Easier Gm

The top four strings, no full barre

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Gm (easy)

Strum only the four thinnest strings: x x 5 3 3 3. It's a good way in before the full shape. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Easy to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the G to the high E string at the 3rd fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret.
  3. Don't play the low E and A strings: start your strum on the D string.

Gm up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

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Gm (up the neck)

Play it as x 10 12 12 11 10, a barre at the 10th fret. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Up to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the A to the high E string at the 10th fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the D string at the 12th fret.
  3. Your little finger on the G string at the 12th fret.
  4. Your middle finger on the B string at the 11th fret.
  5. Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Chords that go with Gm

These share a key with Gm, so they sound right together, and they're on the pads next to it:

Songs with Gm

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs to practice them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.