ChordWheel

Chords in the key of G♯ minor

G♯ minor has 5 sharps (F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯). Its seven chords are G♯m, A♯°, B, C♯m, D♯m, E, F♯. It's the relative minor of B major: the same notes and chords, with G♯m as home.

C majorA minorCAmG majorE minorGEmD majorB minorDBmA majorF♯ minorAF♯mE majorC♯ minorEC♯m♭VIivB majorG♯ minorBG♯m♭IIIiF♯ majorD♯ minorF♯D♯m♭VIIvD♭ majorB♭ minorD♭B♭mA♭ majorF minorA♭FmE♭ majorC minorE♭CmB♭ majorG minorB♭GmF majorD minorFDmG♯m64315

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

The seven chords

NumberChord7th chord
iG♯mG♯m7
ii°A♯°A♯m7♭5
♭IIIBBmaj7
ivC♯mC♯m7
vD♯mD♯m7
♭VIEEmaj7
♭VIIF♯F♯7

G♯m

i
4frroot on 6th string
11fr×root on 5th string
G♯ · B · D♯

A♯°

ii°
××root on 5th string
A♯ · C♯ · E

B

♭III
7frroot on 6th string
×root on 5th string
B · D♯ · F♯

C♯m

iv
9frroot on 6th string
4fr×root on 5th string
C♯ · E · G♯

D♯m

v
11frroot on 6th string
6fr×root on 5th string
D♯ · F♯ · A♯

E

♭VI
open
7fr×root on 5th string
E · G♯ · B

F♯

♭VII
root on 6th string
9fr×root on 5th string
F♯ · A♯ · C♯

7th chords

G♯m7

i7
4frroot on 6th string
G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯

A♯m7♭5

iiø7
5fr××root on 6th string
A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯

Bmaj7

♭IIImaj7
7fr××root on 6th string
B · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

C♯m7

iv7
9frroot on 6th string
C♯ · E · G♯ · B

D♯m7

v7
11frroot on 6th string
D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · C♯

Emaj7

♭VImaj7
××open
E · G♯ · B · D♯

F♯7

♭VII7
root on 6th string
F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E

Common progressions in G♯ minor

Minor-key extras

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.

D♯

V
11frroot on 6th string
D♯ · F♯♯ · A♯

D♯7

V7
11frroot on 6th string
D♯ · F♯♯ · A♯ · C♯

C♯

IV
9frroot on 6th string
C♯ · E♯ · G♯

C♯7

IV7
9frroot on 6th string
C♯ · E♯ · G♯ · B

G♯

I
4frroot on 6th string
G♯ · B♯ · D♯

Colour chords

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 (G♯sus4 → G♯m). add9 adds the 2nd on top of the full chord. These are the common ones whose notes all stay in the key (here: G♯sus2, G♯sus4, Badd9); the small label is the slot they sit in.

G♯sus2

i
11fr×root on 5th string
G♯ · A♯ · D♯

G♯sus4

i
4frroot on 6th string
G♯ · C♯ · D♯

Bsus2

♭III
×root on 5th string
B · C♯ · F♯

Bsus4

♭III
7frroot on 6th string
B · E · F♯

Badd9

♭III
2fr××root on 5th string
B · D♯ · F♯ · C♯

C♯sus2

iv
4fr×root on 5th string
C♯ · D♯ · G♯

C♯sus4

iv
9frroot on 6th string
C♯ · F♯ · G♯

D♯sus4

v
11frroot on 6th string
D♯ · G♯ · A♯

D♯7sus4

v
11frroot on 6th string
D♯ · G♯ · A♯ · C♯

Esus2

♭VI
open
E · F♯ · B

Eadd9

♭VI
7fr××root on 5th string
E · G♯ · B · F♯

F♯sus2

♭VII
9fr×root on 5th string
F♯ · G♯ · C♯

F♯sus4

♭VII
root on 6th string
F♯ · B · C♯

F♯add9

♭VII
9fr××root on 5th string
F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · G♯

The G♯ minor scale

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.

Related keys

Questions

What chords are in the key of G# minor?

The seven chords in G# minor are G#m, A#°, B, C#m, D#m, E, F#. As 7th chords: G#m7, A#m7b5, Bmaj7, C#m7, D#m7, Emaj7, F#7.

How many sharps or flats does G# minor have?

G# minor has 5 sharps (F# C# G# D# A#).

What is the relative major of G# minor?

B major. It uses exactly the same notes and chords; only the home chord changes.

What are common chord progressions in G# minor?

i bVI bIII bVII: G#m E B F#; i iv v: G#m C#m D#m; i bVII bVI V: G#m F# E D#.