Irish bouzouki Gm chord (GDAD)G minor: 0 0 1 0, and 3 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 0 0 1 0 (open position)
- G course: open, G
- Low D course: open, D
- A course: 1st fret, index finger, B♭
- High D course: open, D
Sounds: G D B♭ D · Gm is G, B♭, D (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: G dorian (i), D minor (iv), G minor (i), F major (ii), B♭ major (vi), E♭ major (iii)
Open courses that ring: G and D are notes of Gm, so they can drone under it.
No 3rd: G5 (0 5 5 5) leaves the 3rd out, so it backs G major, mixolydian, dorian and minor tunes alike.
Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.
The app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD, so it opens on these shapes.
More Gm shapes
- 3 0 5 5
open · Gm/Bb - 0 0 5 8
5fr - 0 0 10 8
8fr
Gm in session keys
- G dorian (i, a main chord): Gm – F – Gm
- G minor (i, a main chord): Gm – F – E♭ – F
- D minor (iv): Dm – Gm – C – Dm (with the minor iv)
Other G chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD
Other minor chords
Gm in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app