G♯ Minor: Notes, Chords and Scale
G♯ minor is a minor key. Its key signature has 5 sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯. Its scale is G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, and its seven diatonic chords are G♯m, A♯dim, B, C♯m, D♯m, E, F♯. Below are the 7th chords, Roman numerals, related keys, the Camelot code and a keyboard diagram.
Key signature
5♯
Relative key
Parallel key
Camelot code
1A
Notes
G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯
Chords in G♯ minor
- iG♯mG♯ B D♯
- ii°A♯dimA♯ C♯ E
- IIIBB D♯ F♯
- ivC♯mC♯ E G♯
- vD♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
- VIEE G♯ B
- VIIF♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Seventh chords
- i7G♯m7G♯ B D♯ F♯
- iiø7A♯m7♭5A♯ C♯ E G♯
- IIImaj7Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯
- iv7C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
- v7D♯m7D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
- VImaj7Emaj7E G♯ B D♯
- VII7F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
How to use these chords
- i, iv and v (G♯m, C♯m, D♯m) are the primary chords. The v chord is often played major, as V (D♯) or V7 (D♯7), 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° (A♯dim) is a diminished chord and often leads to V.
- Common progressions, in Roman numerals: i VI III VII (G♯m, E, B, F♯); i iv V (G♯m, C♯m, D♯); i VII VI V (G♯m, 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, 5 of its seven notes are black keys.
- In the Camelot system DJs use for harmonic mixing, G♯ minor is 1A; tracks in 12A, 2A and 1B 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: 1A
- 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.
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Questions about G♯ minor
What chords are in G♯ minor?
The seven chords in G♯ minor are G♯m, A♯dim, B, C♯m, D♯m, E, F♯ (i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII). As seventh chords they are G♯m7, A♯m7♭5, Bmaj7, C♯m7, D♯m7, Emaj7, F♯7.
What notes are in the G♯ minor scale?
G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯. Its key signature has 5 sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯.
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, A♭ major, starts on the same note as G♯ minor but has a different key signature.
What is the Camelot code for G♯ minor?
1A. Next to it on the Camelot wheel are 12A and 2A, and 1B is its relative major, B major.