F minor (Fm)

A minor chord: root, minor third and fifth. Darker than a major chord.

There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 1st fret. It’s the home chord of the key of F minor; in major keys, you’ll find it in A♭ major, E♭ major and D♭ major.

Notes:: F, A♭, C.
Formula:: 1, ♭3, 5.
Difficulty:: Intermediate.
Strings played:: 6.

Chord diagram

e|--1--|
B|--1--|
G|--1--|
D|--3--|
A|--3--|
E|--1--|

Other positions

e|--8---|
B|--9---|
G|--10--|
D|--10--|
A|--8---|
E|--x---|

Capo tip: put the capo at the 1st fret and play the E minor shape: you hear F minor, with no barre.The capo

Often played with

The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around F minor.

e|--1--|
B|--2--|
G|--3--|
D|--3--|
A|--1--|
E|--x--|

B♭ minoriv

e|--3--|
B|--4--|
G|--5--|
D|--5--|
A|--3--|
E|--x--|

C minorv

e|--4--|
B|--6--|
G|--6--|
D|--6--|
A|--4--|
E|--x--|

D♭ major♭VI

e|--6--|
B|--8--|
G|--8--|
D|--8--|
A|--6--|
E|--x--|

E♭ major♭VII