G minor

American  

[jee mahy-ner] / ˈdʒi ˈmaɪ nər /

noun

1. Music. the key that has G as the tonic or first note of its scale and is represented by a key signature having two flats.

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Example Sentences

The Chaconne in D minor BWV 1178 and Chaconne in G minor BWV 1179 have been added to the official catalogue of Bach's works as of Monday.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Even if you don’t listen to Classic FM or have an album called something like “Baroque Classics”, the chances are that you’d recognise Albinoni’s Adagio in G minor.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2020

On the word “irreparable” the harmony lands on B-flat minor, chillingly remote from the initial G minor.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 25, 2016

All set to Albinoni's Adagio in G minor, music that was famously used in the closing sequence of Oliver Stone's Platoon.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2014

No. 3 is a Funeral March in G minor, mostly written on two ground basses, one for the march and one for the trio.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher