Gm7 guitar chord: 6 ways to play G minor 7th

Ways to play Gm7

Lowest on the neck first. Tap a shape to put it on the fretboard above and hear it. The numbers are fingers (1 is your index), × means leave that string out, and ○ means let it ring open.

What's in Gm7

A minor 7th is a minor triad with a flat 7th on top: Gm7 is G, B♭, D, F. On guitar it is often easier than the plain minor chord, because the 7th can come from an open string or frees up a finger.

Note	Formula	Interval from G
G	1	Root
B♭	♭3	Minor 3rd
D	5	Perfect 5th
F	♭7	Minor 7th

Mellower than a straight minor chord. It is the ii in the ii–V–I that jazz is built on, and the default minor chord in funk and R&B.

Keys that use Gm7

Every major and minor key whose scale contains all of G, B♭, D and F, and the chord's Roman numeral in each.

Key	Gm7 is the
G minor	i7
D minor	iv7
C minor	v7
F major	ii7
B♭ major	vi7
E♭ major	iii7

Progressions to try

ii7–V7–Imaj7 in F major

A minor 7th's most common job: the ii chord that sets up the V.

i7–iv7 in G minor

A two-chord minor vamp that funk and soul can sit on for a whole song.

Other chords on G:

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Gm7 chord