G♯ minor 7 (G♯m7)
Also called A♭ minor 7 (A♭m7).
A minor chord with an added minor seventh. Softer than a plain minor chord, and common in soul, funk and jazz.
There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 4th fret. It’s the home chord of the key of G♯ minor; in major keys, you’ll find it in B major, F♯ major and E major.
- Notes:
- G♯, B, D♯, F♯.
- Formula:
- 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7.
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate.
- Strings played:
- 6.
Chord diagram
e|--4--| B|--4--| G|--4--| D|--4--| A|--6--| E|--4--|
Other positions
e|--11--| B|--12--| G|--11--| D|--13--| A|--11--| E|--x---|
Capo tip: put the capo at the 4th fret and play the E minor 7 shape: you hear G♯ minor 7, with no barre.The capo
Often played with
The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around G♯ minor 7.
e|--4--| B|--6--| G|--4--| D|--6--| A|--4--| E|--x--|
D♭7V of the key
e|--x--| B|--2--| G|--3--| D|--3--| A|--x--| E|--2--|
F♯ major 7I of the key
e|--6--| B|--7--| G|--6--| D|--8--| A|--6--| E|--x--|