Guitar Chords in the Key of G Sharp (G♯) minor

Lessons ❭ Guitar Chords ❭ Chord Keys ❭ G♯ Minor Key

The chords in the key of G♯ Minor

G Sharp minor Chord G♯m
A Sharp diminished Chord A♯dim
B Major Chord B
C Sharp minor Chord C♯m
D Sharp minor Chord D♯m
E Major Chord E
F Sharp Major Chord F♯

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

     G♯m  A♯dim   B    C♯m   D♯m    E     F♯    
e|----4-----------2-----4-----6-----0-----2----|
B|----4-----2-----4-----5-----7-----0-----2----|
G|----4-----3-----4-----6-----8-----1-----3----|
D|----6-----2-----4-----6-----8-----2-----4----|
A|----6-----1-----2-----4-----6-----2----------|
E|----4-----------------------------0----------|
      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 Sharp minor 7 Chord G♯m7
A Sharp minor 7 ♭5 Chord A♯m7♭5
B Major 7 Chord BMaj7
C Sharp minor 7 Chord C♯m7
D Sharp minor 7 Chord D♯m7
E Major 7 Chord EMaj7
F Sharp Dominant 7 Chord F♯7

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

     G♯m7 A♯m7♭5 BMaj7 C♯m7  D♯m7 EMaj7  F♯7    
e|----4-----------2-----4-----6-----0-----2----|
B|----4-----2-----4-----5-----7-----0-----2----|
G|----4-----1-----3-----4-----6-----1-----3----|
D|----4-----2-----4-----6-----8-----1-----2----|
A|----6-----1-----2-----4-----6-----2-----4----|
E|----4-----------------------------0-----2----|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII