Gm Chord
The Gm is a minor chord that sounds darker, more melancholic, and expressive. Minor chords add emotional depth and drama. The lowered third gives them their characteristic bittersweet quality, making them essential for blues, rock, and emotional ballads.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Position, Fret 3
Uses a barre chord technique
Barre Shape, Fret 10
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play Gm
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ●Fret 3 with your index finger | G |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 5 with your ring finger | A# |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 5 with your pinky finger | D |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 3 with your index finger | G |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 3 with your index finger | A# |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 3 with your index finger | D |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in Gm
The Gm chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using Gm
These songs from our play-along library feature the Gm chord:
She & Him - I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
Unknown
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
Ed Sheeran - Old Phone (Lyric Video)
Ed Sheeran
Easy On Me
Adele
seasons
wave to earth
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Vibe Music
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
GunsNRoses
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor
Kendrick Lamar, SZA - All The Stars
Unknown
Heartbreak Anthem
Galantis
Mitski - Where's My Phone?
Mitski
Tum Hi Ho
Arijit Singh
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
STAY
The Kid Laroi
With or Without You
U2
Ariana Grande - twilight zone (lyric visualizer)
ArianaGrande
Strangers
Kenya Grace
Audioslave - Like a Stone
Audioslave
How It’s Done
HUNTR/X
Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM
Pizza Music
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
Better Together
Jack Johnson
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Home
Phillip Phillips
Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water
Deep Purple
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Rashid Ali
Problems
Mother Mother
Dominic Fike - Babydoll
Vibe Music
Michael Jackson - Thriller
michaeljackson
Blackbird
The Beatles
Sabrina Carpenter - Taste
Lost Panda
Bon Jovi
Unknown
Zombie
The Cranberries
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
KendrickLamar
Before You Go
Lewis Capaldi
PARTYNEXTDOOR, Drake - NOKIA
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Landslide
Fleetwood Mac
Mr. Jones
Counting Crows
CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
Goo Goo Dolls
Unknown
Kabira
Unknown
*NSYNC
7clouds
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
Charli xcx - party 4 u
Charli xcx
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
What I Got
Sublime
Mitski - I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Glass Animals - Take A Slice (Fan Lyric Video)
GlassAnimals
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
21 Guns
Green Day
Zach Bryan - I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)
Zach Bryan
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
ABKCO
Gives You Hell
The All-American Rejects
Clean Bandit - Symphony Feat. Zara Larsson
Unknown
Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977)
Eagles
ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'
Unknown
Styx-Renegade Lyrics
RockinBassPlayer3
Zara Larsson - Pretty Ugly
ZaraLarssonMusic
Bad Company - Can't Get Enough
Unknown
Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars
Stop Waiting - Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Miluzie
Chappell Roan - The Subway
ChappellRoan
Bruno Mars - Risk It All
Unknown
Dil Hai Na
Aditya Rikhari
Kesariya
Arijit Singh
Me And My Broken Heart
push baby
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
Lut Gaye
Jubin Nautiyal
KATSEYE - Touch
Unknown
Riha
Anuv Jain
Noah Kahan, Hozier - Northern Attitude (Lyric Video)
NoahKahan
Apna Time Aayega
Divine
Isabel LaRosa - favorite
NewMelody
Motley Crue - Wild Side with Lyrics
Unknown
beabadoobee, Laufey - A Night To Remember
beabadoobee
Tere Sang Yaara
Atif Aslam
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT.
ROSÉ
Bol Do Na Zara
Armaan Malik
Kaun Tujhe
Palak Muchhal
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
WizTheMc, bees & honey - Show Me Love
Unknown
Khairiyat
Arijit Singh
CHRYSTAL - The Days (Notion Remix)
CHRYSTAL
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
ChappellRoan
Van Halen - Jump
Van Halen
Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Unknown
Tyla, Sean Paul - PUSH 2 START (REMIX - Official Music Video)
Tyla
I Ain't Worried
OneRepublic
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT.
Vibe Music
Laal Ishq
Arijit Singh
Sooraj Dooba Hai
Arijit Singh
Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes (Lyric Video)
Olivia Dean
ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Man
Unknown
Kendrick Lamar - luther
Kendrick Lamar
LISA - NEW WOMAN feat. Rosalía
Unknown
Play On
Unknown
Woh Ladki Jo
Unknown
Lady Gaga - Disease
LadyGaga
Made You Look
Meghan Trainor
Hawa Banke
Darshan Raval
Wallows – Calling After Me
Wallows
Darin feat. Eloise - Falling In love (Music Video)
Unknown
Central Cee & Dave - Sprinter
Vibe Music
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
Tyla - PUSH 2 START
Unknown
Benson Boone - Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
BillieEilish
vampire
Olivia Rodrigo
Zaroorat
Mustafa Zahid
Billie Eilish - LUNCH
Unknown
Alex Warren - Eternity
Unknown
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam
Hozier - Too Sweet
Hozier
SZA - Kill Bill
SZA
Rock That Body - The Black Eyed Peas
Pizza Music
Rupert Holmes - (Escape) The Pina Colada Song
Unknown
Flowers
Miley Cyrus
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj
Unknown
Bon Jovi - One Wild Night(album version)
Unknown
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Unknown
We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)
Fun.
Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours
LukeCombs
Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
PinkPantheress - Stateside + Zara Larsson
Creative Chaos
Bruno Mars - I Just Might
Bruno Mars
Houdini
Dua Lipa
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today - She And Him
Cassiopeia
Kendrick Lamar - luther ft. SZA
Unknown
I Love You, I'm Sorry
Gracie Abrams
Tenerife Sea
Ed Sheeran
Alexia
Unknown
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
OzWho
Physical
Dua Lipa
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Dan Music
Justin Bieber - Yukon
Lost Panda
"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
Kill Bill
SZA
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
GunsNRoses
Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
BLACKPINK '뛰어(JUMP)' (Color Coded Lyrics)
Unknown
Don McLean- American Pie
Unknown
Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill
InvertOG
Luke Combs - Where the Wild Things Are
LukeCombs
Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady
Aerosmith
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Sabrina Carpenter - Tears
TrendingTracks
W Sound 05 "LA PLENA" - Beéle, Westcol, Ovy On The Drums
W Sound
APT.
ROSÉ
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia
LatinHype
Alice Cooper - Poison
AliceCooper
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
Life is a Highway
Rascal Flatts
Djo - End Of Beginning
Unknown
Enna Sona
Arijit Singh
Eloise
Unknown
Sam Barber - Indigo (feat. Avery Anna) (Lyric Video)
Sam Barber
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
7clouds
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
3DoorsDown
BL3SS x CamrinWatsin - Kisses ft. bbyclose
BL3SS
"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video
Unknown
broken
lovelytheband
Jeena Jeena
Atif Aslam
Tyla x Wizkid - DYNAMITE
Tyla
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