Gm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm7

Minor 7

Notes:G · A# · D · F

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 0 1 0	– – 2 – 1 –	x G D F A# D	easy
5 3 5 2 x x	3 2 4 1 – –	G A# F G x x	medium
5 3 5 5 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G A# F A# x x	medium
x 0 5 5 5 5	– – 1 1 1 1	x G F A# D G	easy · barre on fret 5
8 0 7 0 8 8	2 – 1 – 3 4	A# G G F F A#	medium
8 0 10 9 8 0	1 – 4 3 2 –	A# G A# D F D	medium
0 10 10 9 10 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	D F A# D G D	medium
12 0 10 12 10 12	2 – 1 3 1 4	D G A# F G D	medium · barre on fret 10
x 0 2 0 1 x	– – 2 – 1 –	x G D F A# x	easy
3 3 2 2 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	F A# D G x x	medium
5 3 5 x x x	2 1 3 – – –	G A# F x x x	medium
x 0 5 5 5 0	– – 1 1 1 –	x G F A# D D	easy · barre on fret 5
8 0 7 0 8 0	2 – 1 – 3 –	A# G G F F D	easy
x 0 10 9 8 8	– – 4 3 1 2	x G A# D F A#	medium
x 10 10 9 10 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	x F A# D G D	medium
x 12 10 12 10 12	– 2 1 3 1 4	x G A# F G D	medium · barre on fret 10

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gm7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes G, A#, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Gm7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
♭3	3	A#
5	7	D
♭7	10	F

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 D#m7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 G#m7 Am7 A#m7 Bm7

See Gm7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Whole Step Down (D) D-G-C-F-A-D Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Gm7 chord?

Gm7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes G, A#, D, F.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.