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F minor seventh · E shape
Fm7 guitar chord
What it is
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F minor seventh added eleventh · Fret 1
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F half-diminished seventh · Open position
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F half-diminished seventh flat nine · Open position
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How to play Fm7 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the six strings at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret.
From the low E string 1 3 1 1 1 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Fm7
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the G string at the 5th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 3 5 4 4
Fm7, the easier shape
StandardD shape · Frets 3–5 · 4 strings
What notes are in Fm7?
Fm7, F minor seventh, is F, A♭, C and E♭: the root (F), the minor third (A♭), the perfect fifth (C) and the minor seventh (E♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 ♭7.
Can I play Fm instead of Fm7?
Yes. Fm7 is Fm with E♭ added; the plain minor chord does the same job in a song.
Which chord has the same notes as Fm7?
A♭6. Both are F, A♭, C and E♭; which one you hear depends on the bass note.
Keys with Fm7
Fm7 is the iii7 chord in D♭ major, the ii7 chord in E♭ major, the vi7 chord in A♭ major, the iv7 chord in C minor, the i7 chord in F minor and the v7 chord in B♭ minor.
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