G♯ minor chord on ukulele (G♯m)

G♯m is G♯, B and D♯. The usual shape is 4-3-4-2. Press Play to hear it, then try it at half speed.

How to play G♯m on ukulele

Shape 1, 4-3-4-2, reading from the G string on the left, starts at the 2nd fret:

1. Put your index finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, which is B.
2. Put your middle finger on the C string at the 3rd fret, which is D♯.
3. Put your ring finger on the G string at the 4th fret, which is B.
4. Put your pinky finger on the E string at the 4th fret, which is G♯.

• The pinky takes a note here. Keep it curved and close to the fretboard between chords so it has less distance to travel.
• On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play G♯m

• 8-8-7-6: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.

G♯m the capo way

With a capo you can skip the harder shapes: capo on the 4th fret and play the open Em shape (0-4-3-2) or capo on the 6th fret and play the open Dm shape (2-2-1-0). Everything above the capo is fingered exactly like the open chord.

G♯m chord changes

Songs rarely hold G♯m for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

• C♯ (V in F♯ major): G♯m (4-3-4-2) to C♯ (6-5-4-4): your index finger lands on the E string, 4th fret, your middle finger lands on the A string, 4th fret, the ring finger goes to the C string, 5th fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. G♯ carries over from one chord to the other. C♯ on ukulele
• B (IV in F♯ major): G♯m (4-3-4-2) to B (4-3-2-2): the index finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, the middle finger goes to the A string, 2nd fret, move the ring finger to the C string, 3rd fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Listen for B and D♯, which stay put while the rest moves. B on ukulele
• F♯ (I in F♯ major): G♯m (4-3-4-2) to F♯ (3-1-2-1): the index finger goes to the C string, 1st fret, the middle finger goes to the A string, 1st fret, your ring finger lands on the E string, 2nd fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. F♯ on ukulele

G♯m has the gentle, slightly melancholy sound of a minor chord. All 3 notes of G♯m fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

A short G♯m drill

Arpeggiate 4-3-4-2 from the lowest string: B, D♯, G♯, B. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Finish by moving between 4-3-4-2 and 8-8-7-6 to learn two positions of the same chord.

You may also see it as A♭m; nothing changes on the ukulele.

G♯m in context

• ii in F♯ major
• iii in E major
• vi in B major
• i in G♯ minor
• iv in E♭ minor
• v in C♯ minor

In G♯ minor, i–VI–III–VII on ukulele is G♯m (4-3-4-2), E (1-4-0-2), B (4-3-2-2) and F♯ (3-1-2-1). About the minor anthem.

In G♯ minor, i–iv–V on ukulele is G♯m (4-3-4-2), C♯m (6-4-4-4) and E♭ (0-3-3-1). About the minor cadence.

In G♯ minor, i–VII–VI–V on ukulele is G♯m (4-3-4-2), F♯ (3-1-2-1), E (1-4-0-2) and E♭ (0-3-3-1). About the Andalusian cadence.

G♯m on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try G♯m on piano or G♯m on guitar, or compare them on the G♯m chord page.

Related G♯ chords on ukulele

• A♭
• G♯m7
• G♯m6
• A♭sus2
• A♭sus4
• G♯dim

Other minor chords

• Cm
• C♯m
• Dm
• E♭m
• Em
• Fm
• F♯m
• Gm
• Am
• B♭m
• Bm

Every shape above plays only G♯, B and D♯, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026. Print this chord