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G minor/major 7th (GmM7)

GRoot
B♭min 3
DPerf 5
F♯Maj 7

Dark and dramatic. Minor triad with major 7th. Used in jazz and film scores for tension and sophistication.

Notes
GB♭DF♯
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7
Type
Seventh chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe314212345

GmM7

G minor/major 7th, Open

Bass
G, the root
Root
G
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • GRoot
  • B♭m3
  • DP5
  • F♯M7

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does

G+3 fretsB♭+4 fretsD+4 fretsF♯

Stacked from 3 intervals.

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Where to go next

More G chords

Same root, other colours

Gm7Gm9Gm6Gm11

Chords in the key of G minor

What GmM7 usually sits next to

i · Gmii° · A°III · B♭iv · Cmv · DmVI · E♭VII · F

Close relatives

Relatives of G minor

  • B♭Relative major of G minor
  • GParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other mM7 chords

Same quality, every root

CmM7C♯mM7DmM7E♭mM7EmM7FmM7F♯mM7GmM7A♭mM7AmM7B♭mM7BmM7
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Root

G
02

Quality

mM7

4 notes: a triad plus a 7th. Jazzier, wants to move.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try G7 →

Why a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does

G+3 fretsB♭+4 fretsD+4 fretsF♯

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe314212345

GmM7

G minor/major 7th, Open

Bass
G, the root
Root
G
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • GRoot
  • B♭m3
  • DP5
  • F♯M7

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More G chords

Same root, other colours

Gm7Gm9Gm6Gm11

Chords in the key of G minor

What GmM7 usually sits next to

i · Gmii° · A°III · B♭iv · Cmv · DmVI · E♭VII · F

Close relatives

Relatives of G minor

  • B♭Relative major of G minor
  • GParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other mM7 chords

Same quality, every root

CmM7C♯mM7DmM7E♭mM7EmM7FmM7F♯mM7GmM7A♭mM7AmM7B♭mM7BmM7
G minor/major 7th