Chords in the key of G# minor on cavaquinho
The key of G# minor has seven diatonic chords: G#mG#mG#mG#m, A#°, B, C#mC#mC#mC#m, D#mD#mD#mD#m, E and F#. As sevenths: G#m7G#m7G#m7G#m7, A#m7b5, Bmaj7Bmaj7Bmaj7Bmaj7, C#m7C#m7C#m7C#m7, D#m7D#m7D#m7D#m7, Emaj7Emaj7Emaj7Emaj7 and F#7F#7F#7F#7. They come from the G# natural minor scale, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E and F#, one on each note. On cavaquinho, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has G# in the bass.
On the cavaquinho, four steel strings tuned D–G–B–D pack the chord into a small, bright space — every finger counts. Its four steel strings give a bright, sharp attack that cuts through the mix and drives the beat.
Seventh chords in G# minor on cavaquinho
These are the chords of the natural minor scale. In practice the v often becomes V (major) or V7, borrowed from the harmonic minor, to create the leading tone that pulls back to the tonic.