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F♯m7 (also written G♭m7) is a minor seventh chord made of 4 notes: F♯, A, C♯, E. It sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off, and you hear it in soul, R&B, jazz and smooth pop, often as the ii chord. It is the i chord of F♯ minor and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on F♯m7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from F♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| A | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| C♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| E | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, G♭m7 is G♭, B𝄫, D♭, F♭: the same sounds under different names.
242222x9(11)9(10)9xx42202022xx202x202x2222The open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 9th fret (x9(11)9(10)9): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
F♯m7 belongs to 6 keys: iii in D major, ii in E major, vi in A major, iv in C♯ minor, i in F♯ minor, v in B minor. In F♯ minor, try i–VI–III–VII: F♯m7 – D – A – E.
F♯, A, C♯, E: the root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh.
Open position: xx4220 (low string first), rated Beginner.
F♯m7 has E. F♯m7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off; F♯m sounds darker and more serious than a major chord.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.