G Minor Chord on Mandolin
Play G Minor on Mandolin: 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, A#, D. This page shows how to play G Minor on Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 12 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. The root is the G string itself. It sounds from G4 up to G6.
Mandolin is strung in four courses of two, each pair tuned in unison, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
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.