How to Play Gm7 on Piano

The G Minor 7th chord sounds mellow and unhurried. It stacks 4 notes: G – Bb – D – F.

A minor triad plus a flattened seventh. It carries far less tension than a dominant seventh, which is why it can sit still for bars at a time.

Notes in Gm7

NoteIntervalFinger
GG4Root1
BbBb4Minor 3rd2
DD5Perfect 5th3
FF5Minor 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on G. Use finger 2 on Bb, finger 3 on D, and finger 5 on F.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (Bb) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Minor 7th Chords

Cm7
C – Eb – G – Bb
C#m7
C# – E – G# – B
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Ebm7
Eb – Gb – Bb – Db
Em7
E – G – B – D
Fm7
F – Ab – C – Eb
F#m7
F# – A – C# – E
G#m7
G# – B – D# – F#
Am7
A – C – E – G
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab
Bm7
B – D – F# – A

Other G Chords

G6
G – B – D – E
G7
G – B – D – F
G9
G – B – D – F – A
G
G – B – D
Gm
G – Bb – D
Gmaj7
G – B – D – F#
Gdim
G – Bb – Db
Gaug
G – B – D#
Gsus2
G – A – D
Gsus4
G – C – D
Gdim7
G – Bb – Db – Fb
Gm6
G – Bb – D – E
Gadd9
G – B – D – A