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G# Minor (G#m)

Also written as Ab Minor (Ab and G# are the same key).

Download MIDI
1+b3+5
B3G#1D#5
4 4

Notes in G# Minor

G# (root)BD#

Inversions

Same notes as G# Minor, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

G# in the bass

B3G#1D#5

1st inversion

B in the bass (G#m/B)

B1D#2G#5

2nd inversion

D# in the bass (G#m/D#)

B5D#1G#3

The notes G#, B and D# make up G# Minor.

Shrink the major third by a semitone and the same stable shape turns melancholy. A minor triad still resolves, it just carries a heavier, more introspective mood than its major counterpart. Sad songs lean on it constantly, but so do tense film cues and moody grooves, so treat the label as a starting point rather than the whole story.

Related chords

AbG#m7G#dimG#m6

Difficulty: Beginner. Category: Triads. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.