Fm banjo chord

How to play Fm on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret. Let the low C and high C strings ring open. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 0 1 0 3 (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.