Gm7 piano chord — the keys, the inversions, the theory
Gm7 is a minor seventh chord built from G, Bb, D, F. Below: the keys to press, every inversion with its own diagram, the intervals it is made of, the keys whose scale contains it, and a progression that actually uses it. Press any diagram to hear it.
Gm7
G · Bb · D · F
Semitones above the root: 0 – 3 – 7 – 10
The third is minor — one semitone lower than in a major chord — which is where the darker colour comes from.
Inversions of Gm7
Root position
G · Bb · D · F · bass G
Inversion 1
Bb · D · F · G · bass Bb
Inversion 2
D · F · G · Bb · bass D
Inversion 3
F · G · Bb · D · bass F
Same chord, different note at the bottom. Press a diagram to hear it — inversions are how you move between chords without jumping your hand across the keyboard.
Keys that contain Gm7
- Ebiii
- Bbvi
- Fii
In Bb it does this job: I – V – vi – IV
- Bb
- F
- Gm7
- Eb