Irish bouzouki Gm chord (GDAE)G minor: 0 0 1 3, and 4 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 0 0 1 3 (open position)
- G course: open, G
- D course: open, D
- A course: 1st fret, index finger, B♭
- E course: 3rd fret, ring finger, G
Sounds: G D B♭ G · 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 3) leaves the 3rd out, so it backs G major, mixolydian, dorian and minor tunes alike.
Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose GDAE once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Gm shapes
- 3 0 1 3
open · Gm/Bb - 3 0 5 3
open · Gm/Bb - 0 0 5 6
5fr - 0 8 10 10
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 GDAE
Other minor chords
Gm in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app