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Gm7 Guitar Chord

A soft, warm sound typical of jazz, neo-soul, R&B and bossa nova. Combines the minor mood with a relaxed seventh coloring.

Guitar

Strings 3–5–3–3–3–3

How to play the Gm7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–5–3–3–3–3 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 3 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 5 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · index finger

Notation for Gm7 chord

Other names: G minor 7th, G min7, G-7

Music theory name: minor seventh chord

Common name: G minor seven chord

Intervals and tones in Gm7 chord

Note Interval
G Root
B Minor 3rd
D Perfect 5th
F Minor 7th

All Variations

Fret 3
3–5–3–3–3–3
Fret 5
X–5–5–7–6–6
Fret 8
X–10–8–10–8–10
Fret 10
10–10–12–10–11–10
Open
3–X–3–3–3–X

Songs using Gm7