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Fm7 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 Fm7 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.
131111x8(10)8981x11111311xxxx3544(13)(11)(13)(13)(13)(13)The fret 1 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 8th fret (x8(10)898): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Fm7 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: Fm7 – D♭ – A♭ – E♭.
F, A♭, C, E♭: the root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh.
Fret 1: 1x1111 (low string first), rated Easy.
Fm7 has E♭. Fm7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off; Fm sounds darker and more serious than a major chord.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 2 fingers.