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G minor seventh · E shape
Gm7 guitar chord
What it is
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G minor seventh added eleventh · Fret 3
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G half-diminished seventh · Frets 3–4
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G half-diminished seventh flat nine · Frets 2–4
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How to play Gm7 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the six strings at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 5th fret.
From the low E string 3 5 3 3 3 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Gm7
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 5th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 6th fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 6th fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 5 0 6 6
Gm7, the easier shape
StandardFrets 5–6 · 4 strings, 1 open
What notes are in Gm7?
Gm7, G minor seventh, is G, B♭, D and F: the root (G), the minor third (B♭), the perfect fifth (D) and the minor seventh (F). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 ♭7.
Can I play Gm instead of Gm7?
Yes. Gm7 is Gm with F added; the plain minor chord does the same job in a song.
Which chord has the same notes as Gm7?
B♭6. Both are G, B♭, D and F; which one you hear depends on the bass note.
Keys with Gm7
Gm7 is the iii7 chord in E♭ major, the ii7 chord in F major, the vi7 chord in B♭ major, the v7 chord in C minor, the iv7 chord in D minor and the i7 chord in G minor.
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Minor seventh chords in every key
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