G♯m, the G♯ minor guitar chord
G♯ minor is the F♯m grip slid up two frets: the index barres all six strings at the 4th fret and the same two fingers hold the minor shape above. It keeps company with the sharp keys, sitting beside B and E in song after song. The barre presses easier this far from the nut, but the frets are narrower, so the grip feels more compact than F♯m did. As with F♯m, the barre alone frets the G string, and that note is the first to die when the index arches. Strum all six and listen for it.
How to play it
- Index finger flattened across the low E string (6th), G string (3rd), B string (2nd) and high E string (1st), 4th fret.
- Ring finger on the A string (5th), 6th fret.
- Pinky on the D string (4th), 6th fret.
Changes to practice
Holding G♯m still is the easy part. Songs need you to arrive at it in rhythm, so in Strumhold you practice G♯m as changes, alongside the rest of the Barres in Every Key set: