Guitar Chords in the Key of G minor

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Chords in the key of G Minor

G minor Chord Gm
A diminished Chord Adim
B Flat Major Chord B♭
C minor Chord Cm
D minor Chord Dm
E Flat Major Chord E♭
F Major Chord F

G minor - A diminished (A°) - B♭ Major - C minor - D minor - E♭ Major - F Major 

      Gm   Adim   B♭    Cm    Dm    E♭    F     
e|----3-----------1-----------1-----6-----1----|
B|----3-----1-----3-----1-----3-----8-----1----|
G|----0-----2-----3-----0-----2-----8-----2----|
D|----0-----1-----3-----1-----0-----8-----3----|
A|----1-----0-----1-----3-----------6----------|
E|----3----------------------------------------|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII

The key of G minor is the relative minor key of B♭ major.

Minor keys are formed with the same chords as their relative major key, by starting with the 6th (vi) chord of the major key. The chord formula for any minor key is minor, diminished, Major, minor, minor, Major, Major.

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of G Minor Using 7th Chords

G minor 7 Chord Gm7
A minor 7 ♭5 Chord Am7♭5
B Flat Major 7 Chord B♭Maj7
C minor 7 Chord Cm7
D minor 7 Chord Dm7
E Flat Major 7 Chord E♭Maj7
F Dominant 7 Chord F7

G minor 7 - A minor 7 ♭5 - B♭ Major 7 - C minor 7 - D minor 7 - E♭ Major 7 - F Dominant 7

     Gm7  Am7♭5 B♭Maj7 Cm7   Dm7  E♭Maj7  F7    
e|----------------1-----3-----1-----6-----5----|
B|----3-----1-----3-----4-----1-----8-----4----|
G|----3-----0-----2-----3-----2-----7-----5----|
D|----3-----1-----3-----5-----0-----8-----3----|
A|----x-----0-----1-----3-----------6----------|
E|----3----------------------------------------|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII