G#m7
G#m7
G# M7
Intermediate
Minor
Seventh
Minor 7th chord - common in jazz and R&B
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
G#
RootB
Minor 3rdD#
Perfect 5thF#
Minor 7thInterval Details
G#
Root
B
Minor 3rd
D#
Perfect 5th
F#
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
G# - B - D# - F#
Bass: G#Inversion 1
B - D# - F# - G#
Bass: BInversion 2
D# - F# - G# - B
Bass: D#Inversion 3
F# - G# - B - D#
Bass: F#Compatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the G#m7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from G#m7
G#m7add11
G#7#9
G#13#9
G#7#9b13
G#7#9#11
G#13#9#11
Simplified
G#5
G#m
Alternate Symbols
G#m7
G#min7
G#mi7
G#-7
Tags
seventh
minor
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 5
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4