F minor 7 (Fm7)
A minor chord with an added minor seventh. Softer than a plain minor chord, and common in soul, funk and jazz.
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, E♭.
- Formula:
- 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7.
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate.
- Strings played:
- 6.
Chord diagram
e|--1--| B|--1--| G|--1--| D|--1--| A|--3--| E|--1--|
Other positions
e|--8---| B|--9---| G|--8---| D|--10--| A|--8---| E|--x---|
Capo tip: put the capo at the 1st fret and play the E minor 7 shape: you hear F minor 7, with no barre.The capo
Often played with
The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around F minor 7.
e|--1--| B|--3--| G|--1--| D|--3--| A|--1--| E|--x--|
B♭7V of the key
e|--6--| B|--8--| G|--7--| D|--8--| A|--6--| E|--x--|
E♭ major 7I of the key
e|--3--| B|--4--| G|--3--| D|--5--| A|--3--| E|--x--|