G Minor: Notes, Chords and Scale
G minor is a minor key. Its key signature has 2 flats: B♭, E♭. Its scale is G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, F, and its seven diatonic chords are Gm, Adim, B♭, Cm, Dm, E♭, F. Below are the 7th chords, Roman numerals, related keys, the Camelot code and a keyboard diagram.
Key signature
2♭
Relative key
Parallel key
Camelot code
6A
Notes
G A B♭ C D E♭ F
Chords in G minor
- iGmG B♭ D
- ii°AdimA C E♭
- IIIB♭B♭ D F
- ivCmC E♭ G
- vDmD F A
- VIE♭E♭ G B♭
- VIIFF A C
Seventh chords
- i7Gm7G B♭ D F
- iiø7Am7♭5A C E♭ G
- IIImaj7B♭maj7B♭ D F A
- iv7Cm7C E♭ G B♭
- v7Dm7D F A C
- VImaj7E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D
- VII7F7F A C E♭
How to use these chords
- i, iv and v (Gm, Cm, Dm) are the primary chords. The v chord is often played major, as V (D) or V7 (D7), taken from the harmonic minor scale, which raises F to F♯.
- III, VI and VII (B♭, E♭, F) are major chords. They are the I, IV and V chords of the relative major, B♭ major.
- ii° (Adim) is a diminished chord and often leads to V.
- Common progressions, in Roman numerals: i VI III VII (Gm, E♭, B♭, F); i iv V (Gm, Cm, D); i VII VI V (Gm, F, E♭, D).
Common uses of G minor
- G minor shares its seven notes and its key signature with its relative major, B♭ major.
- On a piano, 2 of its seven notes are black keys.
- The root note, G, is an open string on a guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E), so it can ring under the chords.
- It reads easily for horn sections: B♭ instruments such as trumpet, clarinet and tenor saxophone read it as A minor, and E♭ alto saxophone reads it as E minor.
- In the Camelot system DJs use for harmonic mixing, G minor is 6A; tracks in 5A, 7A and 6B usually mix smoothly with it.
- Open G minor in the Scale and Chord Finder
- Find your song's key from the audio: Detect Key and BPM
- Camelot Wheel: 6A
- Write chords or MIDI in G minor with MIDI LabMIDI Lab, from the same team as SongTools, writes chord progressions, bass, drums and melody as MIDI from a prompt.
- B♭ major: notes and chords
- All 24 major and minor keys
Questions about G minor
What chords are in G minor?
The seven chords in G minor are Gm, Adim, B♭, Cm, Dm, E♭, F (i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII). As seventh chords they are Gm7, Am7♭5, B♭maj7, Cm7, Dm7, E♭maj7, F7.
What notes are in the G minor scale?
G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, F. Its key signature has 2 flats: B♭, E♭.
What is the relative major of G minor?
B♭ major. It uses the same seven notes and key signature as G minor, starting from B♭. The parallel major, G major, starts on the same note as G minor but has a different key signature.
What is the Camelot code for G minor?
6A. Next to it on the Camelot wheel are 5A and 7A, and 6B is its relative major, B♭ major.