Chord Progressions in G Minor
Common chord progressions in G Minor (Gm A° B♭ Cm Dm E♭ F), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in G Minor
- i: Gm
- ii°: A°
- ♭III: B♭
- iv: Cm
- v: Dm
- ♭VI: E♭
- ♭VII: F
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV, in B♭ Major): B♭ F Gm E♭
- Sensitive (vi IV I V, in B♭ Major): Gm E♭ B♭ F
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V, in B♭ Major): B♭ Gm E♭ F
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I, in B♭ Major): B♭ E♭ F B♭
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7, in B♭ Major): Cm7 F7 B♭maj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7, in B♭ Major): B♭7 B♭7 B♭7 B♭7 E♭7 E♭7 B♭7 B♭7 F7 E♭7 B♭7 F7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII): Gm E♭ F
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V): Gm F E♭ D
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I, in B♭ Major): B♭ A♭ E♭ B♭
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V, in B♭ Major): B♭ E♭ Gm F
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII): Gm E♭ B♭ F
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7, in B♭ Major): E♭maj7 F7 Dm7 Gm7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V, in B♭ Major): B♭ F Gm Dm E♭ B♭ E♭ F
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7, in B♭ Major): B♭maj7 Gm7 Cm7 F7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII): Gm F E♭ F
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi, in B♭ Major): E♭ B♭ F Gm
- Build-Up (IV V vi, in B♭ Major): E♭ F Gm
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V, in B♭ Major): B♭ E♭ B♭ F
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV, in B♭ Major): B♭ E♭ F E♭
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7, in B♭ Major): B♭maj7 E♭maj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7): Gm7 Cm7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I, in B♭ Major): B♭ G♭ A♭ B♭
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I, in B♭ Major): B♭ E♭ E♭m B♭
- Creep (I III IV iv, in B♭ Major): B♭ D E♭ E♭m
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I, in B♭ Major): B♭ C E♭ B♭
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7, in B♭ Major): B♭7 E♭7 B♭7 B♭7 E♭7 E♭7 B♭7 B♭7 F7 E♭7 B♭7 F7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7, in B♭ Major): B♭7 F7 E♭7 E♭7 B♭7 F7 B♭7 F7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7): Gm7 Gm7 Gm7 Gm7 Cm7 Cm7 Gm7 Gm7 E♭7 D7 Gm7 D7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7, in B♭ Major): B♭7 E♭7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v): Gm Cm Dm
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I, in B♭ Major): B♭ C7 F7 B♭
- Country Walk (I V IV I, in B♭ Major): B♭ F E♭ B♭
- Country iii (I iii IV V, in B♭ Major): B♭ Dm E♭ F
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7, in B♭ Major): Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 F7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7, in B♭ Major): B♭maj7 G7 Cm7 F7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7, in B♭ Major): D7 G7 C7 F7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7): Aø7 D7 Gm7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7, in B♭ Major): Cm7 C♭7 B♭maj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7, in B♭ Major): Cm7 A♭7 B♭maj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv, in B♭ Major): B♭ B♭7 E♭ E♭m
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7, in B♭ Major): E♭maj7 Dm7 Cm7 B♭maj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II): Gm A♭
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V): Gm Cm E♭ D
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V, in B♭ Major): Gm F E♭ F
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII): Gm Cm E♭ F
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv): Gm B♭ F Cm