Fm7 chord
F minor seventh. 3 shapes on the neck below, with the notes it's built from and the keys it belongs to.
Notes
- F
- 1
- Ab
- b3
- C
- 5
- Eb
- b7
The minor third is what makes it sound sad or dark.
The minor seventh adds a bluesy edge and leaves the chord sounding unfinished.
How to play Fm7
- Root on A
- x-8-10-8-9-8
- Drop 2
- xx3544
- Shell
- 1x11xx
Want to know why this chord works where it does? The Intermediate lessons cover it, and founding players get them first.
Keys with Fm7
Fm7 uses only notes from F minor, C minor, Bb minor and Ab major. It sounds most at home in F minor.