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Minor seventh chord

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A minor seventh chord is composed using a root/1st, minor 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th (or R/1-♭3-5-♭7) intervals played simultaneously. Generally written as Cmi7, CMI7 or C–7, it is good practice to simply use an uppercase C with lowercase letters mi followed by a super scripted 7 to represent it in writing (ie: Cmi7).

The minor seventh chord occurs naturally in the harmonized major scale (tetrads) on the II, III and VI.


Minor seventh chord profile

Intervals root/1st, minor 3rd, perfect 5th, minor 7th or R/1-♭3-5-♭7
Stability Consonant, stable, resolved
Grouping class Tetrad
Common names (examples in C) Cmi7, Cmin7, CMIN7, CMI7, C−7


Chord shapes/voicings

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Minor seventh chord table

Chord name Root Minor third Perfect fifth Minor seventh
Cmi7 C E♭ G B♭
C♯mi7 C♯ E G♯ B
D♭mi7 D♭ F♭ (E) A♭ C♭ (B)
Dmi7 D F A C
D♯mi7 D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
E♭mi7 E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
Emi7 E G B D
Fmi7 F A♭ C E♭
F♯mi7 F♯ A C♯ E
G♭mi7 G♭ BDouble Flat (A) D♭ F♭ (E)
Gmi7 G B♭ D F
G♯mi7 G♯ B D♯ F♯
A♭mi7 A♭ C♭ (B) E♭ G♭
Ami7 A C E G
A♯mi7 A♯ C♯ E♯ (F) G♯
B♭mi7 B♭ D♭ F A♭
Bmi7 B D F♯ A


Audio sample(s)

C Minor seventh chord voicing #2 https://www.ricguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/minor-seventh-chord/c-minor-seventh-chord-voicing-2.mp3




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