Piano chord
G minor 7 chord
Gm7 is a minor seventh chord: the root G, a minor 3rd up to B♭, a perfect 5th up to D and a minor 7th up to F.
- Symbol
- Gm7
- Notes
- G – B♭ – D – F
Play it yourself
Tap G, B♭, D and F on the keys below, in any order.
- G
- B♭
- D
- F
Minor seventh chords add a minor seventh to a minor triad. They sound mellow rather than sad, and are the ii chord in the jazz ii–V–I.
Inversions of Gm7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
G – B♭ – D – F
- 1st inversion · Gm7/B♭
B♭ – D – F – G
- 2nd inversion · Gm7/D
D – F – G – B♭
- 3rd inversion · Gm7/F
F – G – B♭ – D
Keys with Gm7
Gm7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.