Gm7 Chord on Guitar
Notes G B♭ D F. Start with the 4-string Gm7 (x x 3 3 3 3): the index flat across strings 4 to 1 at fret 3.
Chord · Gm7 minor 7th
Easy Gm7 (4 strings) · x x 3 3 3 3
movable, no open strings
Em7-shape barre (fret 3) · 3 5 3 3 3 3
barre, movable
Dm7-shape, 4 strings (fret 5) · x x 5 7 6 6
movable, no open strings
Am7-shape barre (fret 10) · x 10 12 10 11 10
barre, movable
1 G♭3 B♭5 D♭7 F
- Barre: index finger flat across strings 4 to 1 at fret 3
- String 6 (low E): muted, do not play
- String 5 (A): muted, do not play
- String 4 (D): index (1), fret 3
- String 3 (G): index (1), fret 3
- String 2 (B): index (1), fret 3
- String 1 (high e): index (1), fret 3
- Barre: index finger flat across strings 6 to 1 at fret 3
- String 6 (low E): index (1), fret 3
- String 5 (A): ring (3), fret 5
- String 4 (D): index (1), fret 3
- String 3 (G): index (1), fret 3
- String 2 (B): index (1), fret 3
- String 1 (high e): index (1), fret 3
- Barre: middle finger flat across strings 2 to 1 at fret 6
- String 6 (low E): muted, do not play
- String 5 (A): muted, do not play
- String 4 (D): index (1), fret 5
- String 3 (G): ring (3), fret 7
- String 2 (B): middle (2), fret 6
- String 1 (high e): middle (2), fret 6
- Barre: index finger flat across strings 5 to 1 at fret 10
- String 6 (low E): muted, do not play
- String 5 (A): index (1), fret 10
- String 4 (D): ring (3), fret 12
- String 3 (G): index (1), fret 10
- String 2 (B): middle (2), fret 11
- String 1 (high e): index (1), fret 10
Notes and formula
| Degree | Note | Interval from G |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | root |
| ♭3 | B♭ | minor 3rd |
| 5 | D | perfect 5th |
| ♭7 | F | minor 7th |
Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 (minor 7th).
Also written Gmin7, G minor 7th.
More on this chord type: Minor 7th chords · 7th chords explained
Capo shapes that sound as Gm7
Open shapes you may already know, moved up with a capo.
Em7 shape + capo 3
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Keys that contain Gm7
| Key | Gm7 is the |
|---|---|
| G minor | i7 |
| C minor | v7 |
| D minor | iv7 |
| B♭ major | vi7 |
| F major | ii7 |
| E♭ major | iii7 |
Minor keys here use the natural minor scale.
Playing Gm7: what goes wrong
Gm7, C7, F
Gm7 is the ii7 chord of F major, so Gm7, C7, F is the ii–V–I cadence in F. In B♭ major Gm7 is the vi7.
The full barre at fret 3
The Em7-shape barre (3 5 3 3 3 3) is the barre Gm with the pinky lifted off string 4. The index then frets F on that string.
Related chords
Learn and practise Gm7
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FAQ
What notes are in Gm7?
G, B♭, D, F: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of the Gm7 minor 7th chord.
What is the difference between Gm and Gm7?
Gm7 adds F, the flat 7th: G, B♭, D, F. In the barre shapes the finger on string 4 at fret 5 comes off and the index gives F at fret 3.