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G♯m7 (also written A♭m7) is a minor seventh chord made of 4 notes: G♯, B, D♯, F♯. It sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off, and you hear it in soul, R&B, jazz and smooth pop, often as the ii chord. It is the i chord of G♯ minor and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on G♯m7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from G♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| G♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| B | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| D♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| F♯ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, A♭m7 is A♭, C♭, E♭, G♭: the same sounds under different names.
464444x(11)(13)(11)(12)(11)xxx1024244444x4444424xxxThe e-shape barre at fret 4 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 11th fret (x(11)(13)(11)(12)(11)): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
G♯m7 belongs to 6 keys: iii in E major, ii in F♯ major, vi in B major, v in C♯ minor, iv in E♭ minor, i in G♯ minor. In G♯ minor, try i–VI–III–VII: G♯m7 – E – B – F♯.
G♯, B, D♯, F♯: the root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh.
E-shape barre at fret 4: 464444 (low string first), rated Easy.
G♯m7 has F♯. G♯m7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off; G♯m sounds darker and more serious than a major chord.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 2 fingers.