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G minor 7 chord

G minor 7 Minor 7 family

Mellow and smooth, minor without the heartbreak.

Easiest shape1 of 6

Square: the root. In colour: the flat 7th, which gives the chord its sound.

Change a finger and see what it becomes

Built from

Groot
B♭minor 3rd
D5th
Fflat 7th

The flat 7th softens the minor 3rd, so the sadness turns into something relaxed.

Tension: Gentle

Hear it in a progression

Epic minor
Film scores and stadium anthems. In G minor.
Capo and transpose
Minor cadence
Dark, then a strong pull home. In G minor.
Capo and transpose
1. Gm7i
2. Cmiv
3. D7V7
4. Gm7i
Andalusian cadence
Flamenco and surf rock, stepping down. In G minor.
Capo and transpose
1. Gm7i
2. FVII
3. E♭VI
4. DV

Where it goes next

Thinking in G minor, where it is the i7 chord.

E♭maj7
VImaj7. Opens up into something bittersweet.
Cm7
iv7. Goes darker still.
F7
VII7. Steps down: a rock and folk staple.
B♭maj7
IIImaj7. Brightens into the relative major.

Sounds close

B♭maj7
Relative major 7: same notes but one. Both have B♭, D and F.
B♭
Contains its relative major whole. Both have B♭, D and F.
E♭maj7
Shares 3 of its notes. Both have G, B♭ and D.
B♭7
Shares 3 of its notes. Both have B♭, D and F.

Scales that fit

Notes you can play over this chord, simplest first.

Keys it lives in