Gm

G1B♭♭3D5

The major triad with its third lowered by a half step.

on ukulele on piano the scale

Every fingering that fits a hand

Fig. 2

310033

moderate

Fig. 3

31003x

open

Fig. 4

3100xx

open

Fig. 5

350036

moderate

Fig. 6

31033x

moderate

What is true of it

Gm is G, B♭ and D — 1, b3 and 5 counted from G.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 3, the 5 goes first, in that order.

The easiest of the 5 fingerings below is 310033: 4 fingers, held at the 1st fret.

2 of them use open strings, which is what makes a shape quiet to change to.

Where its notes are on the neck

Fig. 7 — first 12 frets

The brass dots are G, the root. Everything else is a chord tone with its degree printed in it.

With a different note underneath

first inversion

Gm/B♭

x10033

second inversion

Gm/D

xx0333

An inversion is the same chord with a different note lowest. The name changes to a slash name because the bass is what a listener hears as the foundation.

G in other shapes

Gmajor Gdimdiminished Gaugaugmented G5power chord Gsus2suspended second Gsus4suspended fourth

Cm C♯m D♭m Dm D♯m E♭m Em Fm all 374