![]() Video: How To Play the G Minor Chord on Piano and Keyboard Thumb plays D, middle finger plays G and ring finger plays Bb. Thumb plays Bb, index finger plays D and little finger plays G.įor the second inversion, the fingering is 1 – 3 – 4. ![]() Thumb plays G, middle finger plays Bb and little (pinky) finger plays D.įor the first inversion, the fingering is 1 – 2 – 5. In root position, the fingering for this chord is 1 – 3 – 5. Let’s now learn the fingering for the Gm chord in root position, 1st and 2nd inversions. Then there’s the second inversion of the Gmin chord where D is the lowest note, G is in the middle and Bb is the highest note. Bb is at the lowest note, D is in the middle and G is played one octave higher, at the top. There are other ways to hold this chord and they are called inversions.įirst of all, there’s the first inversion where the notes are in the order, Bb – D – G. In root position, the notes of the G minor chord are G – Bb – D. G Minor Chord in Root Position and 1st and 2nd Inversions From Bb, skip 3 keys and play the note, D. Find the root note, G, skip two keys and play the next note, Bb. Now that you’ve located C, move three half steps higher (or 3 keys) to Bb, then from Bb, move 4 half steps (or 4 keys) higher to D.Īnother way to think of building a minor chord is in terms of skipping keys. G is the note immediately after the first black key in the set of three black keys on your piano keyboard. First of all let’s locate the note G on the keyboard. You can form any minor chord with the formula R + 3HS + 4HS (root plus 3 half steps plus four half steps). These are four semitones (or four half steps). On your piano, you will notice that Bb is three keys to the right of G. G to Bb is a minor third interval while Bb to D is a major third interval.Ī minor third interval is three half steps higher than a particular note while a major third interval is four half steps (or two whole steps) higher than a certain note. Like other minor chords, the G minor chord is a combination of a minor third and major third interval. This chord can be written as follows: Gm, Gmin, and G- (G followed by a minus sign). You can form a Gm chord by simply replacing the note, B with B flat? The notes of the G minor chord are G – Bb – D as opposed to G major which is made up of the notes, G – B – D. Instead of playing B, we must play B flat. To form a G minor chord we will have to lower note 3, B by a half step. To learn more about this chord and others, check out my course, Piano Chords: How To Form Basic Chords On Piano And Keyboard. G is note 1, A is note, 2, B is note 3, C is note four, D is note 5, E is note 6 and F# is note 7 of the G major scale. The notes of this scale are G, A, B, C, D, E, F# and G. How is this chord formed? Like other minor triads, to build a Gm chord, you combine the root, flat third (minor third) and perfect fifth of the major scale.įirst of all let’s take a look at the G major scale. Let’s learn how to play this chord on piano and keyboard. This piano lesson is all about the G minor chord.
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