# G Minor Major 7th piano chord (GmMaj7)

GmMaj7 contains G, B♭, D and F♯. A minor triad with the major seventh added on top. B♭ and F♯ are black keys; G and D are white.

- Canonical page: https://piano.org/chords/minor-major-7th/g/
- Entity: chord:minor-major-7th:g
- Notes: G B♭ D F♯
- Formula: 1 ♭3 5 7
- Intervals from root: P1, m3, P5, M7
- Interval stack (semitones): 3 4 4
- Also written: GmMaj7, GmMaj7, G minor major 7th
- Parameters: A440, 12-TET, 165 mm octave, spans centre to centre

## Construction

| Degree | Note | Interval from root | Semitones |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | G | Perfect unison | 0 |
| ♭3 | B♭ | Minor third | 3 |
| 5 | D | Perfect fifth | 7 |
| 7 | F♯ | Major seventh | 11 |

## Fingering

Rest your right hand over the notes with finger 1 on G, finger 2 on B♭, finger 3 on D, finger 5 on F♯. The left hand mirrors it.
Right hand 1-2-3-5, left hand 5-3-2-1. Source: piano.org fingering method v1.

## Inversions

| Position | Bass | Notes in order | Figured bass | Span |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Root position | G | G3 B♭3 D4 F♯4 | 7 | 11 st, 151 mm |
| First inversion (GmMaj7/B♭) | B♭ | B♭3 D4 F♯4 G4 | 6/5 | 9 st, 124 mm |
| Second inversion (GmMaj7/D) | D | D4 F♯4 G4 B♭4 | 4/3 | 8 st, 110 mm |
| Third inversion (GmMaj7/F♯) | F♯ | F♯4 G4 B♭4 D5 | 4/2 | 8 st, 110 mm |

## Voicings (10)

| Voicing | Notes | Span | Relation | Omits or adds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Close, root position | G3 B♭3 D4 F♯4 | 11 st, 151 mm | identical | none |
| Close, first inversion | B♭3 D4 F♯4 G4 | 9 st, 124 mm | identical | none |
| Close, second inversion | D4 F♯4 G4 B♭4 | 8 st, 110 mm | identical | none |
| Close, third inversion | F♯4 G4 B♭4 D5 | 8 st, 110 mm | identical | none |
| Drop 2 | D3 G3 B♭3 F♯4 | 16 st, 220 mm | identical | none |
| Drop 3 | B♭2 G3 D4 F♯4 | 20 st, 275 mm | identical | none |
| Drop 2 and 4 | G2 D3 B♭3 F♯4 | 23 st, 316 mm | identical | none |
| Shell, root 7 ♭3 | G2 F♯3 B♭3 | 15 st, 206 mm | subset | omits D |
| Guide tones, ♭3 and 7 | B♭3 F♯4 | 8 st, 110 mm | subset | omits G and D |
| Rootless close | B♭3 D4 F♯4 | 8 st, 110 mm | subset | omits G |

## One-edit neighbors

| Becomes | Edit | Changes | Common tones |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gm | 1 ♭3 5 | drops F♯ | 3 |
| Gmaj7 | 1 3 5 7 | B♭ becomes B | 3 |
| Gm7 | 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 | F♯ becomes F | 3 |
| Gm6 | 1 ♭3 5 6 | F♯ becomes E | 3 |
| Gmaj9 | 1 3 5 7 9 | B♭ becomes B, A | 3 |
| Gm9 | 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 | F♯ becomes F, A | 3 |
| G | 1 3 5 | B♭, F♯ becomes B | 2 |
| Gdim | 1 ♭3 ♭5 | D, F♯ becomes D♭ | 2 |
| Gsus2 | 1 2 5 | B♭, F♯ becomes A | 2 |
| Gsus4 | 1 4 5 | B♭, F♯ becomes C | 2 |
| G7 | 1 3 5 ♭7 | B♭, F♯ becomes B, F | 2 |
| Gm7♭5 | 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 | D, F♯ becomes D♭, F | 2 |

## Set theory

- Absolute pitch classes: {7, 10, 2, 6}
- Relative pitch classes: [0, 3, 7, 11]
- Normal order: [6, 7, 10, 2]
- Prime form: (0148)
- Forte number: 4-19
- Interval vector: <101310>

## Frequencies (close root position)

| Note | MIDI | Frequency |
| --- | --- | --- |
| G3 | 55 | 196.00 Hz |
| B♭3 | 58 | 233.08 Hz |
| D4 | 62 | 293.66 Hz |
| F♯4 | 66 | 369.99 Hz |

## Questions and answers

### What notes are in GmMaj7?

GmMaj7 contains G, B♭, D and F♯. The formula is 1, ♭3, 5, 7.

### How do you play GmMaj7 on piano?

Play G, B♭, D and F♯ together. Right hand fingers 1, 2, 3, 5; left hand 5, 3, 2, 1. B♭ and F♯ are black keys; G and D are white.

### What are the inversions of GmMaj7?

4 positions: root position G B♭ D F♯, GmMaj7/B♭, GmMaj7/D, GmMaj7/F♯.

### What is the difference between GmMaj7 and Gm?

Drops F♯. 3 of the notes are shared.

### What is an easy GmMaj7 for small hands?

The close, second inversion voicing, D4 F♯4 G4 B♭4, spans 8 semitones or about 110 mm.

### What are the frequencies of GmMaj7?

From G3 at A440 in 12-TET: 196.00, 233.08, 293.66, 369.99 Hz.

### What is the set class of GmMaj7?

Prime form (0148), Forte 4-19, interval vector &lt;101310&gt;.

### How do I transpose GmMaj7 to another key?

Keep the 1, ♭3, 5, 7 formula on the new root. CmMaj7 is C, E♭, G, B; C♯mMaj7 is C♯, E, G♯, B♯.

## Provenance

Every derived value above is computed by the piano.org theory kernel from the root, the quality and the stated parameters. Nothing is hand-entered per chord.

Machine record: https://piano.org/api/knowledge/v1/entities/chord:minor-major-7th:g
Last reviewed: 2026-08-12