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Harmonic field of G minor on guitar

G minor: G – A – Bb – C – D – Eb – F. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on G. On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Gm7, 3 5 3 3 3 3Gm7131111GDFBbDG
i · tonic3 5 3 3 3 3
Am7b5, x 0 1 0 1 xAm7b512×AEbGC×
ii° · subdominant× 0 1 0 1 ×
Bbmaj7, x 1 3 2 3 1Bbmaj713241×BbFADF
III · tonic× 1 3 2 3 1
Cm7, x 3 5 3 4 3Cm713121×CGBbEbG
iv · subdominant× 3 5 3 4 3
Dm7, x x 0 2 1 1Dm7211××DACF
v · dominant× × 0 2 1 1
Ebmaj7, x 6 8 7 8 6Ebmaj7613241×EbBbDGBb
VI · tonic× 6 8 7 8 6
F7, 1 3 1 2 1 1F7131211FCEbACF
VII · dominant1 3 1 2 1 1

This is the natural-minor field. 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.

These are the first positions of every degree of G minor on guitar. In Chord & Fret, the Circle of Fifths opens the full field — every degree with all its positions, audio and the key's secondary dominants. Open in Chord & Fret →

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