G Flat Minor Chord For Beginners

Want to learn how to play the G flat minor chord? You’re in the right place!

In this free guitar lesson you will learn:

• 6 essential ways to play the G flat minor chord.
• The no1 secret to learning chords quickly.
• 3 tips and tricks which are guaranteed to boost your guitar progress.

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What is a G Flat Minor Chord?

A G flat minor chord, is simply:

• A minor chord with a G flat root note.

In music, chords are broken up into two main categories, major and minor.

There are twelve of each.

For today’s lesson we’re going to be focusing on the G flat minor chord.

Want to learn other chords? Go here: 14 Easy Chords For Beginners

How G Flat Minor is usually written

G flat minor looks like this when written in music:

Because we don’t have a flat symbol on a standard computer keyboard, we just use a lower case ‘b’.

A G flat minor chord is the same thing as an F sharp minor chord (F#m). They’re what’s known as ‘enharmonic equivalents’ ie. the same chord but with a different name.

How do I play a G Flat Minor Chord?

The two most common ways to play a G flat minor chord are:

• The Em shaped barre chord.
• The Am shaped barre chord.

Both of these chords are barre chords. If you’re new to this technique, watch this video for some tips and tricks on how to play barre chords:

G Flat Minor Chord (Em Shape)

To do a Gbm using an Em shape, it helps if we know the Em shape.

To learn an Em chord, go here: Easy Ways To Play An Em Chord

We’re barring this chord at the second fret and putting an Em shape after the barre.

The root note appears three times in this chord shape:

• 2nd fret on the low E string. (6th string.)
• 4th fret on the D string. (4th string.)
• 2nd fret on the high E string. (1st string.)

• Barre your first finger across all the strings on the 2nd fret.
• Place your 3rd finger on the 4th fret on the A string. (5th string.)
• Place your 4th finger on the 4th fret on the D string. (4th string.)

Barre chords are tricky, so don’t fret if you can’t play this chord straight away. You’ll get there! 🙂

G Flat Minor Chord (Am Shape)

As with the Em shape, to do an barre chord with the Am shape, we need to know the Am shape.

To learn the Am chord, go here: Am Guitar Chord For Beginners

The root note (Gb) appears twice in this chord shape:

• 9th fret of the A string. (5th string.)
• 11th fret of the G string. (3rd string.)

• Barre your first finger on the 9th fret. Start the barre on the A string (5th string) and continue it to the high E string (1st string.)
• Place your 3rd finger on the 11th fret of the D string. (4th string.)
• Place your 4th finger on the 11th fret of the G string. (3rd string.)
• Place your 2nd finger on the 10th fret of the B string. (2nd string.)

Now we’ve learned two of the most common ways to play a G flat minor chord, let’s take a look at some easier versions.

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G Flat Minor Chord Version 1

This first chord is perfect for beginners. Here are a few reasons why:

• It’s all in one fret.
• It only uses 3 fingers.
• It’s basically an ‘A’ shape moved over by one string.

• Place your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the G string. (3rd string.)
• Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the B string. (2nd string.)
• Place your 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the E string. (1st string.)
• Strum the top 3 strings.

G Flat Minor Chord Version 2

This G flat minor chord is much higher up.

• Place your 1st finger on the 9th fret of the high E string. (1st string.)
• Place your 2nd finger on the 10th fret of the B string. (2nd string.)
• Place your 3rd finger on the 10th fret of the G string. (3rd string.)
• Strum the top 3 strings.

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G Flat Minor Chord Version 3

This chord is very similar to the previous shape.

All we’ve done is add one extra finger.

We’ve added a finger on the 11th fret on the D string. (the 4th string.)

The best way to play this chord is to use the 4th finger for the 3rd string and the 3rd finger for the 4th string.

G Flat Minor Chord Version 4

The final chord we’re going to learn has a rich tone.

• Place your 1st finger on the 6th fret of the G string. (3rd string.)
• Place your 2nd finger on the 7th fret of the D string. (4th string.)
• Place your 3rd finger on the 7th fret of the B string. (2nd string.)

What’s the fastest way to learn guitar chords?

The fastest way to learn guitar chords is to learn stepping-stone versions of chords.

Stepping-stone versions are easier versions of more advanced chords.

Here’s a classic example:

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I don’t want to learn easy versions. Give me the hard stuff!

Patience young padawan. Learning easier chords is the secret to successful guitar playing.

When you learn how to play easy chords, you are gradually developing your technique and dexterity.

When you come to learn more advanced chords, these will be FAR easier to play.

Guitar Chords Hacks

If you’re struggling to learn guitar chords, here are a few simple chord hacks which will boost your progress.

Chord Hack #1 Use The Tips of Your Fingers To Play A Chord

Make sure you use your tips when you play guitar chords, this will give you ultimate clarity.

Chord Hack #2 Use Your Arm To Play Chords

Most people think playing chords comes from just using their hands, however the secret to clear guitar chords is using your arm.

Make sure you:

• Extend your fretting arm, don’t let it tuck into your chest.
• Use your whole wrist to reach around chords.
• Move your whole hand around the fret board!

If you can’t play a chord, all you have to do is adjust your wrist or arm.

Chord Hack #3 Clench your fist when you play a chord right

This engages your muscle memory. When you play a chord correctly, squeeze your first and your hand will be able to remember the chord.

Here are some other cool-sounding Gbm chords
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