Key of G♯ minor
The key of G♯ minor has five sharps — F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯ and A♯. Its natural minor scale runs G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯, and building a triad on each of those seven notes — stacking thirds from the scale itself — produces the key's seven chords.
That gives three minor chords, three major chords and one diminished chord. Home base is G♯m (i), flanked by C♯m (iv) and D♯m (v); the majors B (III), E (VI) and F♯ (VII) brighten the key, and A♯° (ii°) appears mostly as a passing chord.
Relative major: B major — the same seven chords, with B as home base.
The seven chords of G♯ minor
Common questions
- What chords are in the key of G♯ minor?
- The seven chords in the key of G♯ minor are G♯m (i), A♯° (ii°), B (III), C♯m (iv), D♯m (v), E (VI) and F♯ (VII).
- What is the relative major of G♯ minor?
- B major. The two keys share the same key signature and the same seven chords — B major simply treats B, not G♯m, as home.
- How many sharps or flats does G♯ minor have?
- G♯ minor has five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯ and A♯.