Chords in the Key of G# Minor
Every diatonic triad and seventh chord in G# minor, with the progressions built from them. Free. No sign-up.
Key facts
Diatonic triads
Seventh chords
Stack one more scale tone on each triad and you get the seventh chords — same key, more color.
| Degree | Chord | Quality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 | G#m7 | minor 7th | G# · B · D# · F# |
| iiø7 | A#m7b5 | half-diminished | A# · C# · E · G# |
| IIImaj7 | Bmaj7 | major 7th | B · D# · F# · A# |
| iv7 | C#m7 | minor 7th | C# · E · G# · B |
| v7 | D#m7 | minor 7th | D# · F# · A# · C# |
| VImaj7 | Emaj7 | major 7th | E · G# · B · D# |
| VII7 | F#7 | dominant 7th | F# · A# · C# · E |
Common progressions in G# minor
i–VI–III–VII
G#m – E – B – F#
The minor pop loop — same four chords as the major axis, started from the minor side.
i–iv–v
G#m – C#m – D#m
The minor blues shape — all three chords stay minor in the natural scale.
i–VII–VI
G#m – F# – E
The descending rock lament, one whole step at a time.
i–iv–VII–III
G#m – C#m – F# – B
A circle-of-fifths descent — each root falls a fifth to the next.
How the key of G# minor works
G# Minor carries five sharps (F#, C#, G#, D# and A#). The scale runs G#–A#–B–C#–D#–E–F#, and stacking every other note of that scale builds the seven chords above — every chord tone comes from those same seven notes.
B Major is the relative major: identical key signature, identical seven chords. Treat B — the III chord here — as home base and you are in B major without changing a note.
The parallel major, Ab Major (listed here in its enharmonic spelling), keeps the same root but raises the third, sixth, and seventh — its signature shifts to four flats (Bb, Eb, Ab and Db). Moving a section from minor to parallel major is one of the oldest brightness tricks in songwriting.
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