Gm7 chord on ukulele

Gm7 is G, B♭, D and F. The easiest shape is 0-2-1-1. Play it once at full speed, then at a quarter to hear every note.

0-2-1-1 · open · easy

Notes: G · B♭ · D · F
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
First shape: 0-2-1-1

How to play Gm7 on ukulele

Shape 1, 0-2-1-1, reading from the G string on the left:

Put your index finger on the E string at the 1st fret, which is F.
Put your middle finger on the A string at the 1st fret, which is B♭.
Put your ring finger on the C string at the 2nd fret, which is D.
The open G string adds G; don't touch it.

If an open string sounds dead, a fingertip is leaning on it. Come down more on the tips, with your knuckles bent.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play Gm7

7-7-6-8: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
10-10-10-10: movable shape at the 10th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.

Capo shortcuts for Gm7

No barre needed if a capo is allowed: capo on the 3rd fret and play the open Em7 shape (0-2-0-2) or capo on the 5th fret and play the open Dm7 shape (2-2-1-3). The chord sounds as Gm7 because the capo raises every string by 3 half steps.

Gm7 chord changes

The chords Gm7 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

C7 (V in F major): Gm7 (0-2-1-1) to C7 (0-0-0-1): the index finger slides across to the A string at the same fret. Shared notes: G and B♭. C7 on ukulele
B♭maj7 (IV in F major): Gm7 (0-2-1-1) to B♭maj7 (3-2-1-0): your index finger stays put, your middle finger lands on the C string, 2nd fret, the ring finger goes to the G string, 3rd fret. Listen for B♭, D and F, which stay put while the rest moves. B♭maj7 on ukulele
Fmaj7 (I in F major): Gm7 (0-2-1-1) to Fmaj7 (2-4-1-3): your index finger stays put, the middle finger goes to the G string, 2nd fret, move the ring finger to the A string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the C string, 4th fret. F carries over from one chord to the other. Fmaj7 on ukulele

Gm7 is a minor seventh chord: a minor triad plus a minor seventh. All 4 notes of Gm7 fit on the ukulele's four strings. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

Getting Gm7 under your fingers

Before strumming, play 0-2-1-1 note by note: G then D then F then B♭. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Then switch to 7-7-6-8 and back four times without looking at your hand.

Gm7 in context

In F major, ii–V–I on ukulele is Gm7 (0-2-1-1), C7 (0-0-0-1) and Fmaj7 (2-4-1-3). About the jazz cadence.

Gm7 on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try Gm7 on piano or Gm7 on guitar, or compare them on the Gm7 chord page.

Related G chords on ukulele

Other minor seventh chords

Gm7 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Gm7 on ukulele?

G, B♭, D and F. In the 0-2-1-1 shape the strings play G (G string, open), D (C string), F (E string) and B♭ (A string).

What's the easiest way to play Gm7 on ukulele?

0-2-1-1, the first shape on this page. Open strings do part of the work, so no barre.

Is Gm7 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not the usual shape: 0-2-1-1 needs no barre.

Which string does Gm7 start on?

In the 0-2-1-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string, open, which is G, the root.

Every shape above plays only G, B♭, D and F, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026.