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This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.

Beginner

GmMaj7 Guitar Chord

A minor-major seventh chord combining the darkness of minor with a bright major seventh. GmMaj7 creates a sophisticated, tense color found in film scores and jazz harmony.

Also known as

  • GmM7
  • G-Δ7
  • G mM7
  • G -Δ7
  • G mMaj7
  • Gm(maj7)
  • GminMaj7
  • G m(maj7)
  • G minMaj7
  • G minor-major 7th
  • G minor-major seventh

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

This chord's haunting character comes from the juxtaposition of the minor 3rd (Bb) and major 7th (F#). The 3rd-fret barre voicing works well. It's most commonly found in descending chromatic inner-voice lines (Gm → GmMaj7 → Gm7 → Gm6).

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 3 1 0 0 3 2 3 1
eBGDAE 2 3 0 0 1 3 2 3
eBGDAE 3 2 1 3 0 0 3 2
eBGDAE 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 2

See how GmMaj7 works with other chords — Progression Generator