G minor seventh
How to play Gm7 — Minor seventh
Gm7 (Minor seventh)G · B♭ · D · F
Guitar samples: Acoustic guitar — University of Iowa (via tonejs-instruments, CC-BY 3.0)
G minor seventh — notes and structure
The Gm7 chord is a minor triad with a flat seventh — mellow and soulful, and everywhere in jazz, funk and R&B.
The Gm7 minor seventh consists of the notes G, B♭, D, F. Its interval structure is R–3–5–7 — the root, then each chord tone stacked above it. This is the same chord you see in the interactive finder above, drawn on the guitar fretboard with the root circled and every chord tone labelled.
Gm7 stacks a minor third (B♭), a perfect fifth (D) and a minor seventh (F) above the root G.
The finder shows 2 ways to play Gm7 — movable shapes higher up the neck reaching up to the 7th fret. 1 of them use a barre.
What key is Gm7 in?
Every note of Gm7 belongs to the scales below, so the chord sounds at home in each of these keys — the roman numeral is the degree it sits on.
- F major — the ii chord
- B♭ major — the vi chord
- E♭ major — the iii chord
- D minor — the iv chord
Chords that go with Gm7
In F major, the chords built on the first, fourth and fifth degrees carry most songs — put Gm7 next to these:
Frequently asked questions
- What notes are in the G minor seventh chord?
- The Gm7 chord contains the notes G, B♭, D, F. It is a minor triad with a flat seventh — mellow and soulful, and everywhere in jazz, funk and R&B.
- How many ways can you play Gm7 on guitar?
- 2 voicings are shown on this page — movable shapes up the neck — each with its own fingering diagram and audio.
- Is Gm7 a hard chord to play?
- It is a movable shape played higher up the neck rather than in open position, so it takes a little more hand strength.
- What key does Gm7 belong to?
- Gm7 fits F major (where it is the ii chord), B♭ major (where it is the vi chord), E♭ major (where it is the iii chord) — every note of the chord is in those scales.