H Minor 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.

Guitar

Strings X–2–4–4–3–2

How to play the H Minor chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–4–4–3–2 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) Do not play

5th string (A) Fret 2 · index finger

4th string (D) Fret 4 · ring finger

3rd string (G) Fret 4 · little finger

2nd string (B) Fret 3 · middle finger

1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger