Chord Progressions in G Minor

Common progressions in G minor

i-iv-v-i: Gm – Cm – Dm – Gm

The basic minor progression: home, away, back home. (Gm = G Bb D · Cm = C Eb G · Dm = D F A · Gm = G Bb D)

i-VI-III-VII: Gm – Eb – Bb – F

Minor but strong, it climbs and falls. (Gm = G Bb D · Eb = Eb G Bb · Bb = Bb D F · F = F A C)

i-iv-V-i: Gm – Cm – D – Gm

Like the basic minor progression, but the major V pulls harder back home. (Gm = G Bb D · Cm = C Eb G · D = D F# A · Gm = G Bb D)

iiø-V-i: Am7b5 – D7 – Gm7

The minor version of the jazz cadence. (Am7b5 = A C Eb G · D7 = D F# A C · Gm7 = G Bb D F)

i-VII-VI-VII: Gm – F – Eb – F

Steps down and up again, good for long jams. (Gm = G Bb D · F = F A C · Eb = Eb G Bb · F = F A C)

i-VI-iv-V: Gm – Eb – Cm – D

It builds up and the last chord leads you home. (Gm = G Bb D · Eb = Eb G Bb · Cm = C Eb G · D = D F# A)

Three steps to learn any of these

1. Play each chord four beats, slowly, and say its name.
2. Repeat the loop until the changes need no thinking.
3. Go faster only once each change sounds clean.