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Gm Guitar Chord

Learn the Gm shape, hear the voicing, and understand its notes and intervals.

MINOR CHORD

How to play Gm on guitar

Read the diagram from the low E string on the left to the high E string on the right. Pick each intended string separately before strumming the complete shape.

Notes
G · Bb · D
Intervals
1 - b3 - 5
Level
Intermediate
STRING BY STRING

Gm chord fingering

This voicing uses the fret pattern 3 5 5 3 3 3. Keep fretting fingers close behind the fret wire and avoid touching adjacent open strings.

Low EFret 3
AFret 5
DFret 5
GFret 3
BFret 3
High EFret 3
BUILD THE CHORD

Notes and intervals in Gm

The Gm chord combines G, Bb, D. Its formula, 1 - b3 - 5, describes each note relative to the G root.

G1
Bbb3
D5
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Gm Guitar Chord Questions

What notes are in the Gm guitar chord?

The Gm chord contains G, Bb, D. Its interval formula is 1 - b3 - 5.

This Gm shape is intermediate because it requires a wider reach or barre-style pressure. Practice the notes separately before strumming.

The same Gm chord can be played with different voicings, inversions, octaves, and string combinations while preserving its essential chord tones.