Mandolin G♯m chordG♯ minor: 1 1 2 4, and 3 more shapes

G#m chord chart for mandolin in GDAE tuning: 1 1 2 4, open position — G#m (G# minor) on the mandolin, GDAE: 1 1 2 4, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 1 1 2 4 (open position)

G course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), G♯
D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), D♯
A course: 2nd fret, middle finger, B
E course: 4th fret, little finger, G♯

Sounds: G♯ D♯ B G♯ · G♯m is G♯, B, D♯ (1 · ♭3 · 5)

Found in: E major (iii), B major (vi), B mixolydian (vi), F♯ major (ii), F♯ mixolydian (ii), D♭ mixolydian (v)

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose Mandolin once in its Settings and it remembers.

More G♯m shapes

4 6 6 4
4fr · G#m/B
8 6 6 7
6fr · G#m/D#
8 9 11 11
8fr · G#m/D#

G♯m in session keys

B major (vi): B – G♯m – E – F♯ (a B part that wanders, or a song)

Other G♯ chords, Mandolin GDAE

Other minor chords

Dm Gm Am Em Bm Cm Fm B♭m E♭m F♯m C♯mG♯m

G♯m in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDAD Irish bouzouki, GDAE Irish bouzouki, ADAD

All Mandolin GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app