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G♯m chord on piano

G# minor: G♯ · B · D♯. It sounds darker and more inward than major: one note moves, the whole mood changes.

NotesG♯ B D♯ Built fromroot + minor 3rd + perfect 5th
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On the keyboard

BBD♯G♯D♯G♯

Fingering

Right hand, root position: G♯ — finger 1 · B — finger 3 · D♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use G♯m

Hania RaniGlass C# minor · Intermediate Max RichterSpring 1 (Recomposed) E major · Intermediate Max RichterDream 3 (in the midst of my life) F# major · Intermediate Dustin O'HalloranOpus 23 F# major · Intermediate Frédéric ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 2 Eb major · Advanced BeethovenPathétique, 2nd movement Ab major · Intermediate

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