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Gm/Ab Guitar Chord

A chord with a sad, melancholic character. Differs from major by its lowered third. Used across all genres for emotional expression — from ballads through rock to jazz. This is a slash chord — the bass note is Ab instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 4–5–5–3–3–3

How to play the Gm/Ab chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–5–5–3–3–3 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 4 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 5 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 5 · little finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · index finger

Notation for Gm/Ab chord

Other names: G minor, G min, G-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: G minor chord

Intervals and tones in Gm/Ab chord

Note Interval
G Root
B Minor 3rd
D Perfect 5th

All Variations

Fret 3
4–5–5–3–3–3
Fret 3
X–X–6–3–3–3
Fret 6
X–X–6–7–8–6
Open
4–1–0–0–3–X

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys