G Minor Chord on Guitalele

Play G Minor on Guitalele: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The G Minor chord is a darker, melancholic minor triad that anchors countless songs. It is built from the notes G, Bb, D. This page shows how to play G Minor on Guitalele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The G string rings open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1 over a 3-fret stretch. The A and D strings stay silent, so 4 of 6 sound. The root is the G string itself. It sounds from G3 up to Bb4.

Guitalele is tuned A–D–G–C–E–A, with 15 frets to work with. Guitar shapes work unchanged on guitalele — finger them exactly as charted; every shape sounds a perfect fourth higher than on guitar.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on G or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.