Guitar chord · Sevenths
G minor 7th chord on guitar
31303x · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Gm7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Smooth and soulful; a staple of jazz, R&B and funk.
Gm7 is the ii7 chord in F major, iii7 in E♭ major and vi7 in B♭ major. In minor keys: i7 in G minor and iv7 in D minor.
- Notes
- GB♭DF
- Formula
- 1♭35♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) G
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 4th string (D): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) F
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) D
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--3---| G|--0---| D|--3---| A|--1---| E|--3---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Gm7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Gm7 on guitar
353333 is the Em7 shape barred at the 3rd fret.
You’ll find Gm7 in common progressions such as Gm7–C7–Fmaj7 (the jazz cadence in F major).
