In music, a minor seventh chord is any seventh chord where the "third" note is a minor third above the root.
Most typically, minor seventh chord refers to where the "seventh" note is a minor seventh above the root (a fifth above the third note) 
play (help·info). In a major scale, this chord is on the second degree.
When the seventh note is a major seventh above the root, it is called a minor/major seventh chord. Its harmonic function is similar to that of a "normal" minor seventh, as is the minor seven flat five or half-diminished chord – but in each case, the altered tone (seventh or fifth, respectively) creates a different feel which is exploited in modulations and to utilize leading-tones.
Table
| root/ chord name |
third note | fifth note | seventh note |
| A | C | E | G |
| B | D | F♯ | A |
| C | E♭ | G | B♭ |
| D | F | A | C |
| E | G | B | D |
| F | A♭ | C | E♭ |
| G | B♭ | D | F |
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