Chords
G o7M7
G · Bb · Db · E · F#
G o7M7 (Go7M7) is a diminished chord of 5 notes: G · Bb · Db · E · F#.
G o7M7
G · Bb · Db · E · F#
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Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | G3 · Bb3 · Db4 · E4 · F#4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | E3 · G3 · Bb3 · Db4 · F#4 | |
| Shell | G3 · Bb3 · F#4 | |
| Rootless | Bb3 · E4 · F#4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
G o7M7 (Go7M7) contains the notes G · Bb · Db · E · F#, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords
Inversions
An inversion of G o7M7 puts a chord tone other than G in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales G o7M7 belongs to.
In which keys
G o7M7 is diatonic to 1 key; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
- B minorvi°7M7Subdominant
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
G o7M7 fits inside these scales, each built on G.
- G Lydian DiminishedG · A · Bb · C# · D · E · F#
- G Lydian #9G · A# · B · C# · D · E · F#
- G DiminishedG · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb · E · F#
- G Messiaen's Mode #7G · Ab · A · Bb · C · C# · D · Eb · E · F#
Understanding the G o7M7 chord
Names and symbols
Go7M7 is the chord symbol for G o7M7.
Common questions
- What notes are in the G o7M7 chord?
- The G o7M7 chord contains the notes G · Bb · Db · E · F#: the root G with the intervals 1P, 3m, 5d, 6M, 7M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally G, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the G o7M7 chord?
- Measured from G, the G o7M7 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 5d, 6M, 7M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the G o7M7 chord?
- On guitar the most common G o7M7 shape is 312322, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play G3 · Bb3 · Db4 · E4 · F#4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.