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Chords in the key of G# minor on guitar

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 guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has G# in the bass.

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.

Seventh chords in G# minor on guitar

G#m7, 4 6 4 4 4 4G#m74131111G#D#F#BD#G#
i · tonic4 6 4 4 4 4
A#m7b5, x 1 2 1 2 xA#m7b51324×A#EG#C#×
ii° · subdominant× 1 2 1 2 ×
Bmaj7, x 2 4 3 4 2Bmaj713241×BF#A#D#F#
III · tonic× 2 4 3 4 2
C#m7, x 4 6 4 5 4C#m7413121×C#G#BEG#
iv · subdominant× 4 6 4 5 4
D#m7, x 6 8 6 7 6D#m7613121×D#A#C#F#A#
v · dominant× 6 8 6 7 6
Emaj7, 0 2 1 1 0 0Emaj7211EBD#G#BE
VI · subdominant0 2 1 1 0 0
F#7, 2 4 2 3 2 2F#7131211F#C#EA#C#F#
VII · subdominant2 4 2 3 2 2

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.

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