Gm7
Gm7
G M7
Intermediate
Minor
Seventh
Minor 7th chord - common in jazz and R&B
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
G
RootBb
Minor 3rdD
Perfect 5thF
Minor 7thInterval Details
G
Root
Bb
Minor 3rd
D
Perfect 5th
F
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
G - Bb - D - F
Bass: GInversion 1
Bb - D - F - G
Bass: BbInversion 2
D - F - G - Bb
Bass: DInversion 3
F - G - Bb - D
Bass: FCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Gm7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Gm7
Gm7add11
G7#9
G13#9
G7#9b13
G7#9#11
G13#9#11
Simplified
G5
Gm
Alternate Symbols
Gm7
Gmin7
Gmi7
G-7
Tags
seventh
minor
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 5
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4