Fm 5-string bass chord

How to play Fm on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the B to the D at the 6th fret, your little finger on the E string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the A string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the G string.

From the B string 6 8 8 6 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Fm?

Fm, F minor, is F, A♭ and C: the root (F), the minor third (A♭) and the perfect fifth (C). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5.

What is the difference between Fm and F?

One note. Fm has the minor third, A♭; F raises it a half step to A.

Can I play Fm7 instead of Fm?

Usually, yes. Fm7 adds E♭ to the three notes of Fm, which softens it without changing what it does in a song.

What is the relative major of Fm?

A♭: it has the same notes as the key of F minor, and its chord shares two of the three notes of Fm.

Keys with Fm

Fm is the iii chord in D♭ major, the ii chord in E♭ major, the vi chord in A♭ major, the iv chord in C minor, the i chord in F minor and the v chord in B♭ minor.