What notes are in a G♯m7 chord?

G♯m7 contains four notes: G♯ (root), B (minor third), D♯ (perfect fifth), and F♯ (minor seventh).

Is G♯m7 the same as A♭m7?

Yes, enharmonically — same four pitches. G♯m7 (five sharps) is the standard spelling in B-major contexts; A♭m7 (seven flats with F♭ and C♭) is much rarer in published music.

How do you play G♯m7 on guitar?

Most commonly a 4th-fret E-minor-shape barre: index across all six strings on fret 4, ring finger on the 6th fret of the 5th string. The closed-position voicing covers the chord cleanly without needing open strings.

When would I see G♯m7 in real music?

In music notated in B major or F♯ major. Jazz tunes transposed to those keys (often for vocal range) put G♯m7 at every cadence.

G# minor 7 chord — notes, intervals, and practice

G♯ minor 7 (G♯m7) — G♯, B, D♯, F♯ — is G♯ minor with a minor 7th on top. The chord is the iim7 of F♯ major (G♯m7 → C♯7 → F♯maj7) and the vim7 of B major. Five sharps on the page; the chord appears in any jazz tune transposed to B major for vocal range.

Intervals

The G# minor 7 chord stacks two thirds on the root. Each interval and its size in semitones:

G#→Bminor 3rd3 semitones
B→D#major 3rd4 semitones
D#→F#minor 3rd3 semitones

On the keyboard

Each note of the G# minor 7 chord highlighted on a piano. Pitch class is what matters — any octave works.

On the guitar

One voicing of the G# minor 7 chord on a six-string guitar fretboard.

1G#
♭3B
5D#
♭7F#

Common mistakes

G♯m7 has three sharps (G♯, D♯, F♯) plus B natural. The most common error is reading B as B♯, which would break the chord spelling. The chord is enharmonically equivalent to A♭m7 (A♭-C♭-E♭-G♭) but the sharp-side spelling is much more common in published music.

In context

G♯m7 is the iim7 of F♯ major (G♯m7 → C♯7 → F♯maj7) and the vim7 of B major. Many jazz vocalists transpose tunes to B major for range, putting G♯m7 in the iim7 position at every cadence.

Drill it

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Frequently asked

What notes are in a G♯m7 chord?: G♯m7 contains four notes: G♯ (root), B (minor third), D♯ (perfect fifth), and F♯ (minor seventh).
Is G♯m7 the same as A♭m7?: Yes, enharmonically — same four pitches. G♯m7 (five sharps) is the standard spelling in B-major contexts; A♭m7 (seven flats with F♭ and C♭) is much rarer in published music.
How do you play G♯m7 on guitar?: Most commonly a 4th-fret E-minor-shape barre: index across all six strings on fret 4, ring finger on the 6th fret of the 5th string. The closed-position voicing covers the chord cleanly without needing open strings.
When would I see G♯m7 in real music?: In music notated in B major or F♯ major. Jazz tunes transposed to those keys (often for vocal range) put G♯m7 at every cadence.