Accessible Page: G Minor Chord On Guitar: Diagrams and Theory

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G m Description

The G minor chord is often challenging for beginner guitarists because is usually taught with a bar chord shape.

In fact, the common way is to take the F minor chord and shift it up by 2 frets, to make a 6-string barre at the 3rd fret.

In this tutorial, we're going to study how to create the G minor chord, how to find its tones on the fretboard, and learn the main shapes for this chord: one super easy fingering, without barrè, a couple of bar chord shapes, and many other voicings.

The intervals composing the Gm chord are Root, Minor Third, and Perfect Fifth

The Gm chord is made up of the notes G, Bb, and D

Learn 3 positions for this chord

Position 1

Fingers Positions

• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the low E, G, B and high E strings at the same time
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the A string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

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Position 2

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the D string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the high E string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the G string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 8 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 3

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the A and high E strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 11 of the B string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 12 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 12 of the G string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

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