Gm is the G minor chord, made of the notes G Bb D. Most guitarists play it as 3 5 5 3 3 3, a barre chord at fret 3. Below are all 5 ways to hold Gm on the guitar, from the lowest on the neck to the highest, and the same chord in Drop D and DADGAD. The TabTunix app plays each one. Check out our full chord library.
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Gm
3 5 5 3 3 3
Notes
Degrees: R b3 5. Notes: G Bb D.
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How to play Gm
The shape most players use is 3 5 5 3 3 3, from the lowest string to the highest. Hold it like this:
Lay your index finger flat across all six strings at fret 3.
Put your ring finger on the A string at fret 5.
Put your little finger on the D string at fret 5.
Gm
3 5 5 3 3 3
5 ways to play Gm
Every shape the chord library holds for Gm in standard tuning, from low on the neck to high. In each one G is the lowest note; they differ in where your hand sits and in which strings ring.
A chord is yours when you can change to it in time. In TabTunix, put Gm and the chord before it into a chord-change exercise, set a target tempo, and play the change to a click that counts you through it. Rate each take, and the app keeps your best tempo, so you see it climb.
G, Bb and D. As degrees they are R b3 5: the root, the minor third and the fifth.
Yes. In the shape most players use, 3 5 5 3 3 3, your index finger lies across all six strings at fret 3. Without a barre you can hold it as 3 1 0 0 3 3, an open shape.
Gm is iii in Eb major, ii in F major and vi in Bb major, and it belongs to 3 more keys, listed above.
In Drop D, Gm is 5 5 5 3 3 3, where Standard has 3 5 5 3 3 3.