G♯m7 chord on guitar

G♯m7 is G♯, B, D♯ and F♯. The usual shape is 4-6-4-4-4-4, a barre at the 4th fret. Play it once at full speed, then at a quarter to hear every note.

How to play G♯m7 on guitar

Shape 1, 4-6-4-4-4-4, reading from the low E string on the left, starts at the 4th fret:

1. Index finger lies flat over all the strings, just behind the 4th fret wire.
2. D♯: middle finger, 6th fret of the A string.

• Let your arm do some of the work: a slight pull back from the elbow presses the barre without squeezing the thumb.

Other ways to play G♯m7

• x-x-6-8-7-7: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. A small shape for quick changes and a lighter sound.
• x-11-13-11-12-11: barre shape at the 11th fret, medium. Root on the 5th string, so it pairs well with the 6th-string shape a few frets away.
• 4-2-1-1-0-2: partial barre shape, medium. Use it when the next chord sits nearby on the neck.

Capo shortcuts for G♯m7

A capo turns an open chord into G♯m7: capo on the 4th fret and play the open Em7 shape (0-2-2-0-3-0) or capo on the 6th fret and play the open Dm7 shape (x-x-0-2-1-1). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

G♯m7 chord changes

Songs rarely hold G♯m7 for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

• C♯7 (V in F♯ major): G♯m7 (4-6-4-4-4-4) to C♯7 (x-4-6-4-6-4): the index finger lays across the A to high E strings at the 4th fret, the middle finger slides across to the D string at the same fret, the ring finger comes down on the B string, 6th fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. G♯ and B carry over from one chord to the other. C♯7 on guitar
• Bmaj7 (IV in F♯ major): G♯m7 (4-6-4-4-4-4) to Bmaj7 (x-2-4-3-4-2): the index finger lays across the A to high E strings at the 2nd fret, the middle finger goes to the G string, 3rd fret, the ring finger comes down on the D string, 4th fret, the pinky finger comes down on the B string, 4th fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. B, D♯ and F♯ carry over from one chord to the other. Bmaj7 on guitar
• F♯maj7 (I in F♯ major): G♯m7 (4-6-4-4-4-4) to F♯maj7 (2-4-3-3-2-2): the index finger lays across the low E to high E strings at the 2nd fret, your middle finger lands on the D string, 3rd fret, the ring finger comes down on the G string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the A string, 4th fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. The two chords share F♯, which is why the change sounds smooth. F♯maj7 on guitar

G♯m7 is a minor seventh chord: a minor triad plus a minor seventh. G♯m7 is the easy-going minor, common as the ii chord right before a dominant seventh. On guitar you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

Getting G♯m7 under your fingers

Before strumming, play 4-6-4-4-4-4 note by note: G♯ then D♯ then F♯ then B then D♯ then G♯. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Then switch to x-x-6-8-7-7 and back four times without looking at your hand.

You may also see it as A♭m7; nothing changes on the guitar.

Where G♯m7 shows up

• ii7 in F♯ major
• iii7 in E major
• vi7 in B major
• i7 in G♯ minor
• iv7 in E♭ minor
• v7 in C♯ minor

In F♯ major, ii–V–I on guitar is G♯m7 (4-6-4-4-4-4), C♯7 (x-4-6-4-6-4) and F♯maj7 (2-4-3-3-2-2). About the jazz cadence.

G♯m7 on piano and ukulele

The same notes on another instrument: G♯m7 on piano and G♯m7 on ukulele. This page puts all three side by side.

Close to G♯m7

• G♯m
• A♭7
• G♯m6
• G♯m7♭5
• A♭maj7

Other minor seventh chords

• Cm7
• C♯m7
• Dm7
• E♭m7
• Em7
• Fm7
• F♯m7
• Gm7
• Am7
• B♭m7
• Bm7

Every shape above plays only G♯, B, D♯ and F♯, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026. Print this chord