F♯ minor 7 (F♯m7)

Also called G♭ minor 7 (G♭m7).

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 2nd 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|--2--|
B|--2--|
G|--2--|
D|--2--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|

Other positions

e|--9---|
B|--10--|
G|--9---|
D|--11--|
A|--9---|
E|--x---|

Capo tip: put the capo at the 2nd 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|--2--|
B|--0--|
G|--2--|
D|--1--|
A|--2--|
E|--x--|

B7V of the key

e|--0--|
B|--0--|
G|--1--|
D|--1--|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|

E major 7I of the key

e|--4--|
B|--5--|
G|--4--|
D|--6--|
A|--4--|
E|--x--|

C♯ minor 7v