F Minor 7th Guitar Chord (Fm7)
The F Minor 7th chord (Fm7) is built from the notes F, Ab, C, and Eb: the R, b3, 5, b7 of F. Below are the five ways to play Fm7 on guitar, laid out in order from the lowest position on the neck to the highest.
A minor seventh chord is smooth and mellow, the everyday minor of jazz, R&B, and pop. The lowest shape starts around fret 1, and Fm7 appears in four more positions higher up the neck.
Notes in Fm7
How to play Fm7: five positions
Strings run low E to high e, left to right. Dots are finger positions, a ringed dot is the root (F), an × means don't play that string, and the label on the right (like "10fr") is the starting fret. Under each shape are the notes it sounds and their role in the chord.
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Other F chords
The minor 7th chord in other keys
Frequently asked questions
- What notes are in the F Minor 7th chord?
- The F Minor 7th chord (Fm7) contains the notes F, Ab, C, and Eb. Those are the R, b3, 5, b7 of F, so the chord is F (the root), Ab (the flat third), C (the fifth), and Eb (the flat seventh).
- How do you play Fm7 on guitar?
- There are five ways to play Fm7, one for each CAGED shape. The lowest shape starts around fret 1, and Fm7 appears in four more positions higher up the neck. A nearby voicing often makes an awkward chord change much easier, so if one shape fights you, try the next one up or down the neck.
- What does a Fm7 chord sound like?
- A minor seventh chord is smooth and mellow, the everyday minor of jazz, R&B, and pop. You can hear Fm7 and any progression built from it in the free interactive tools on this site.
- Is Fm7 a hard chord to play?
- Fm7 has no open shape in standard tuning, so it is usually played as a barre chord. That takes a little hand strength, but the shape is movable: learn it once and you can slide it to other roots.