G♯m7 chord on ukulele

G♯m7 is G♯, B, D♯ and F♯. The usual shape is 1-3-2-2. Tap Play, then slow it down.

1-3-2-2 · movable · medium

Notes: G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
First shape: 1-3-2-2

How to play G♯m7 on ukulele

Shape 1, 1-3-2-2, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: G string, 1st fret (G♯).
Middle finger: E string, 2nd fret (F♯).
Ring finger: A string, 2nd fret (B).
Pinky: C string, 3rd fret (D♯).

Your little finger has a job in this shape; it gets stronger in a week or two of short daily practice.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play G♯m7

4-6-4-6: movable shape at the 4th fret, medium. A different set of strings gives a different color of the same chord.
8-8-7-9: movable shape at the 7th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.
11-11-11-11: movable shape at the 11th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.

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 (0-2-0-2) or capo on the 6th fret and play the open Dm7 shape (2-2-1-3). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

G♯m7 chord changes

These are the changes you'll meet most often with G♯m7, using the first shape of each chord.

C♯7 (V in F♯ major): G♯m7 (1-3-2-2) to C♯7 (1-1-1-2): your index finger stays put, your middle finger lands on the C string, 1st fret, move the ring finger to the E string, 1st fret, your pinky finger lands on the A string, 2nd fret. Shared notes: G♯ and B. C♯7 on ukulele
Bmaj7 (IV in F♯ major): G♯m7 (1-3-2-2) to Bmaj7 (3-3-2-2): your pinky finger stays put, the index finger goes to the E string, 2nd fret, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, your ring finger lands on the G string, 3rd fret. Shared notes: B, D♯ and F♯. Bmaj7 on ukulele
F♯maj7 (I in F♯ major): G♯m7 (1-3-2-2) to F♯maj7 (3-5-2-4): your index finger lands on the E string, 2nd fret, your middle finger lands on the G string, 3rd fret, the ring finger goes to the A string, 4th fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. F♯ carries over from one chord to the other. F♯maj7 on ukulele

G♯m7 is a minor seventh chord: a minor triad plus a minor seventh. All 4 notes of G♯m7 fit on the ukulele's four strings. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

Getting G♯m7 under your fingers

Arpeggiate 1-3-2-2 from the lowest string: G♯, D♯, F♯, B. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Then switch to 4-6-4-6 and back four times without looking at your hand.

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

G♯m7 in context

In F♯ major, ii–V–I on ukulele is G♯m7 (1-3-2-2), C♯7 (1-1-1-2) and F♯maj7 (3-5-2-4). About the jazz cadence.

G♯m7 on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try G♯m7 on piano or G♯m7 on guitar, or compare them on the G♯m7 chord page.

Close to G♯m7

Other minor seventh chords

G♯m7 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in G♯m7 on ukulele?

G♯, B, D♯ and F♯. In the 1-3-2-2 shape the strings play G♯ (G string), D♯ (C string), F♯ (E string) and B (A string).

What's the easiest way to play G♯m7 on ukulele?

G♯m7 has no open-string shape in standard tuning, so every version needs a barre or a stretch. Start with 1-3-2-2. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and a capo can make it easier in some songs.

Is G♯m7 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not usually: 1-3-2-2 needs no barre.

Which string does G♯m7 start on?

In the 1-3-2-2 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 1st fret, which is G♯, the root.

Shapes and sound are generated from the notes G♯, B, D♯ and F♯ and tested automatically. Updated September 2026.