G minor chordson the Irish bouzouki, GDAD tuning

Common progressions

• i – ♭VII – ♭VI – ♭VII: Gm – F – E♭ – F
• i – ♭VI – ♭VII – i: Gm – E♭ – F – Gm
• i – iv – ♭VII – i: Gm – Cm – F – Gm (with the minor iv)

Basis: The Chiff & Fipple forum and common session practice: aeolian tunes lean on ♭VI and ♭VII (Em-D-C, Bm-G-A).

The seven chords in G minor

1. i Gm0 0 1 0
2. ii° Adim2 1 3 1
3. ♭III B♭3 3 1 0
4. iv Cm0 1 3 1
5. v Dmx 0 0 3
6. ♭VI E♭0 1 1 1
7. ♭VII F2 3 3 3

Other modes on G

Other minor keys

G minor in other tunings

All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · The app