Minor 7th Chords

Minor 7th Chords are represented as m7 or -7, with m7 being the most popular... the 7th note is a minor 7th above the root note or tonic.

• The chord is in essence a Minor Minor 7th chord - a minor chord with an added minor 7th. This in in contrast to a Minor Major 7th chord - a minor chord with an added major 7th.
• Minor 7th chord: root - minor 3rd - perfect 5th - minor 7th
• Chord formula: 1 - ♭3 - 5 - ♭7
• We calculate the notes of a chord from the Major Scale of the 'root note' of the chord, e.g., the notes of a Gm7 chord are derived from the G Major Scale, the notes of a Cm7 chord are derived from the C Major Scale etc. In the following example, we will calculate the notes of a Bm7 chord:

Chord Name + (other less-common names)	Bm7 ( B min7, B-7)
B Major Scale (B chords are derived from the B Major Scale)	B - C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A# - B
Chord Formula for all m7 chords	1 - ♭3 - 5 - ♭7
Chord Notes (after applying the formula to the Scale)	B - D - F# - A
Chord notes on the Treble Clef

Here are some more examples for calculating the notes of a minor 7 chord:

Minor 7th Chords - RH / LH

Chord Chart Legend

Am7 → Cm7 C#m7 → Em7 Fm7 → Abm7

↓ minor 7th chords - Part 1

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Left Handers

↓ Left Handed Minor 7 Guitar Chords - Part 1

Right Handers

↓ m7 chords - Part 2

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Left Handers

↓ Left Handed m7 Chords - Part 2

Right Handers

↓ m7 chords - Part 3
↓ Left Handed m7 Chords - Part 3