Hm7 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 X–2–4–2–3–2

How to play the Hm7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–4–2–3–2 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) Do not play

5th string (A) Fret 2 · index finger

4th string (D) Fret 4 · ring finger

3rd string (G) Fret 2 · index finger

2nd string (B) Fret 3 · middle finger

1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for Hm7 chord

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

Music theory name: minor seventh chord

Common name: H minor seven chord

Intervals and tones in Hm7 chord

Note	Interval
H	Root
D	Minor 3rd
F#	Perfect 5th
A	Minor 7th

All Variations

Open

X–2–4–2–3–2

Fret 3

X–X–4–4–3–5

Fret 7

7–9–7–7–7–7

Fret 9

X–9–9–11–10–10

Fret 7

7–X–7–7–7–X

Open

2–2–4–2–3–2

Songs using Hm7