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Fm7 F minor seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 2
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 1 + Em7 How to play Fm7 Index finger (1): press flat across the low E string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the A string. ‹ Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 131111 1 3 E A D G B E
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 131111 1 3 E B G D A E
131111 · Em7 shape
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 133141 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 133141 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E
133141 · Em7 shape (4th string) shape
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets xx3544 1 4 2 3 E A D G B E Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets xx3544 1 4 2 3 E B G D A E xx3544 · Dm7 shape
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 131141 1 3 4 E A D G B E
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 131141 1 3 4 E B G D A E
131141
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 131114 1 3 4 E A D G B E
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 131114 1 3 4 E B G D A E
131114
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 131144 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 131144 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E
131144
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets xx3141 1 3 4 E A D G B E Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets xx3141 1 3 4 E B G D A E xx3141
Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets xx3144 2 1 3 4 E A D G B E Fm7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets xx3144 2 1 3 4 E B G D A E xx3144
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Chords that go with Fm7 The other chords of F minor, the key where Fm7 is home (i7). Songs in this key move between them.
Fm i Fm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Gdim ii° Gdim Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, muted, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, muted. A♭ III A♭ Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 finger 3, fret 3 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 4 finger 4. Barre at fret 1. B♭m iv B♭m Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Cm v Cm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 4 finger 2, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. E♭ VII E♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 3. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Fm7.
1 fret Em7 Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open, open. Em7 shape 3 fret Dm7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 2. Dm7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Fm7 chord F minor seventh is built from 4 notes: F (1), A♭ (♭3), C (5), E♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, F, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.
Fm7 belongs to E flat major (ii7), A flat major (vi7), D flat major (iii7), C minor (iv7), F minor (i7).
