# G♯ Minor 6th piano chord (G♯m6)

G♯m6 contains G♯, B, D♯ and E♯. A minor triad with the sixth added on top. G♯ and D♯ are black keys; B and E♯ are white.

- Canonical page: https://piano.org/chords/minor-6th/g-sharp/
- Entity: chord:minor-6th:g-sharp
- Notes: G♯ B D♯ E♯
- Formula: 1 ♭3 5 6
- Intervals from root: P1, m3, P5, M6
- Interval stack (semitones): 3 4 2
- Also written: G♯m6, G#m6, G♯ minor 6th
- Parameters: A440, 12-TET, 165 mm octave, spans centre to centre

## Construction

| Degree | Note | Interval from root | Semitones |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | G♯ | Perfect unison | 0 |
| ♭3 | B | Minor third | 3 |
| 5 | D♯ | Perfect fifth | 7 |
| 6 | E♯ | Major sixth | 9 |

## Fingering

Rest your right hand over the notes with finger 2 on G♯, finger 3 on B, finger 4 on D♯, finger 5 on E♯. The left hand mirrors it.
Right hand 2-3-4-5, left hand 5-4-3-2. Source: piano.org fingering method v1.

## Inversions

| Position | Bass | Notes in order | Figured bass | Span |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Root position | G♯ | G♯3 B3 D♯4 E♯4 | 7 | 9 st, 124 mm |
| First inversion (G♯m6/B) | B | B3 D♯4 E♯4 G♯4 | 6/5 | 9 st, 124 mm |
| Second inversion (G♯m6/D♯) | D♯ | D♯4 E♯4 G♯4 B4 | 4/3 | 8 st, 110 mm |
| Third inversion (G♯m6/E♯) | E♯ | E♯4 G♯4 B4 D♯5 | 4/2 | 10 st, 138 mm |

## Voicings (10)

| Voicing | Notes | Span | Relation | Omits or adds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Close, root position | G♯3 B3 D♯4 E♯4 | 9 st, 124 mm | identical | none |
| Close, first inversion | B3 D♯4 E♯4 G♯4 | 9 st, 124 mm | identical | none |
| Close, second inversion | D♯4 E♯4 G♯4 B4 | 8 st, 110 mm | identical | none |
| Close, third inversion | E♯4 G♯4 B4 D♯5 | 10 st, 138 mm | identical | none |
| Drop 2 | D♯3 G♯3 B3 E♯4 | 14 st, 193 mm | identical | none |
| Drop 3 | B2 G♯3 D♯4 E♯4 | 18 st, 248 mm | identical | none |
| Drop 2 and 4 | G♯2 D♯3 B3 E♯4 | 21 st, 289 mm | identical | none |
| Shell, root 6 ♭3 | G♯2 E♯3 B3 | 15 st, 206 mm | subset | omits D♯ |
| Guide tones, ♭3 and 6 | B3 E♯4 | 6 st, 83 mm | subset | omits G♯ and D♯ |
| Rootless close | B3 D♯4 E♯4 | 6 st, 83 mm | subset | omits G♯ |

## One-edit neighbors

| Becomes | Edit | Changes | Common tones |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| G♯m | 1 ♭3 5 | drops E♯ | 3 |
| G♯m7 | 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 | E♯ becomes F♯ | 3 |
| G♯mMaj7 | 1 ♭3 5 7 | E♯ becomes F× | 3 |
| G♯dim7 | 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7 | D♯ becomes D | 3 |
| G♯6 | 1 3 5 6 | B becomes B♯ | 3 |
| G♯m9 | 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 | E♯ becomes F♯, A♯ | 3 |
| G♯ | 1 3 5 | B, E♯ becomes B♯ | 2 |
| G♯dim | 1 ♭3 ♭5 | D♯, E♯ becomes D | 2 |
| G♯sus2 | 1 2 5 | B, E♯ becomes A♯ | 2 |
| G♯sus4 | 1 4 5 | B, E♯ becomes C♯ | 2 |
| G♯maj7 | 1 3 5 7 | B, E♯ becomes B♯, F× | 2 |
| G♯7 | 1 3 5 ♭7 | B, E♯ becomes B♯, F♯ | 2 |

## Set theory

- Absolute pitch classes: {8, 11, 3, 5}
- Relative pitch classes: [0, 3, 7, 9]
- Normal order: [3, 5, 8, 11]
- Prime form: (0258)
- Forte number: 4-27
- Interval vector: <012111>

## Frequencies (close root position)

| Note | MIDI | Frequency |
| --- | --- | --- |
| G♯3 | 56 | 207.65 Hz |
| B3 | 59 | 246.94 Hz |
| D♯4 | 63 | 311.13 Hz |
| E♯4 | 65 | 349.23 Hz |

## Questions and answers

### What notes are in G♯m6?

G♯m6 contains G♯, B, D♯ and E♯. The formula is 1, ♭3, 5, 6.

### How do you play G♯m6 on piano?

Play G♯, B, D♯ and E♯ together. Right hand fingers 2, 3, 4, 5; left hand 5, 4, 3, 2. G♯ and D♯ are black keys; B and E♯ are white.

### What are the inversions of G♯m6?

4 positions: root position G♯ B D♯ E♯, G♯m6/B, G♯m6/D♯, G♯m6/E♯.

### What is the difference between G♯m6 and G♯m?

Drops E♯. 3 of the notes are shared.

### What is an easy G♯m6 for small hands?

The guide tones, ♭3 and 6 voicing, B3 E♯4, spans 6 semitones or about 83 mm.

### What are the frequencies of G♯m6?

From G♯3 at A440 in 12-TET: 207.65, 246.94, 311.13, 349.23 Hz.

### What is the set class of G♯m6?

Prime form (0258), Forte 4-27, interval vector &lt;012111&gt;.

### How do I transpose G♯m6 to another key?

Keep the 1, ♭3, 5, 6 formula on the new root. Cm6 is C, E♭, G, A; C♯m6 is C♯, E, G♯, A♯.

### Is A♭m6 the same as G♯m6?

Enharmonically yes: the same piano keys and the same sound, spelled differently.

## Provenance

Every derived value above is computed by the piano.org theory kernel from the root, the quality and the stated parameters. Nothing is hand-entered per chord.

Machine record: https://piano.org/api/knowledge/v1/entities/chord:minor-6th:g-sharp
Last reviewed: 2026-08-12