G minor has 2 flats (B♭ E♭). Its seven chords are Gm, A°, B♭, Cm, Dm, E♭, F. It's the relative minor of B♭ major: the same notes and chords, with Gm as home.
On the wheel, the minor key's i, iv and v sit together on the inner ring with ♭III, ♭VI and ♭VII right above them. Tap any key on the wheel to go to its page.
Open G minor in the interactive wheel| Number | Chord | 7th chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Gm | Gm7 |
| ii° | A° | Am7♭5 |
| ♭III | B♭ | B♭maj7 |
| iv | Cm | Cm7 |
| v | Dm | Dm7 |
| ♭VI | E♭ | E♭maj7 |
| ♭VII | F | F7 |
The major V pulls home harder than the minor v (House of the Rising Sun, Hotel California). The major IV is the Dorian sound (Oye Como Va, Get Lucky). Ending on a major I is the old "Picardy" trick.
The same slot on the wheel with a different flavour. Sus chords swap the 3rd for the 2nd or 4th and like to resolve back to the plain chord (Gsus4 → Gm). add9 adds the 2nd on top of the full chord. These are the common ones whose notes all stay in the key (here: Gsus2, Gsus4, B♭add9); the small label is the slot they sit in.
G natural minor: G A B♭ C D E♭ F. The key's seven chords are built from these notes; the borrowed and secondary chords above bring in notes from outside it.
The seven chords in G minor are Gm, A°, Bb, Cm, Dm, Eb, F. As 7th chords: Gm7, Am7b5, Bbmaj7, Cm7, Dm7, Ebmaj7, F7.
G minor has 2 flats (Bb Eb).
Bb major. It uses exactly the same notes and chords; only the home chord changes.
i bVI bIII bVII: Gm Eb Bb F; i iv v: Gm Cm Dm; i bVII bVI V: Gm F Eb D.