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Ukulele chord

Fm7F minor seventh

  • F1
  • A♭♭3
  • C5
  • E♭♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
3
Shapes
6

How to play Fm7

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the G string to the A string at the 1th fret, a barre.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the A string.
  1. Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 1313134GCEA
    Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 1313134AECG

    1313 · Em7 shape

  2. Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 55464fr2314GCEA
    Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 55464fr2314AECG

    5546 · Dm7 shape

  3. Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 88888fr1GCEA
    Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 88888fr1AECG

    8888 · Am7 shape

  4. Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets x5464fr213GCEA
    Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets x5464fr213AECG

    x546

  5. Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 10-12-11-1110fr1423GCEA
    Fm7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 10-12-11-1110fr1423AECG

    10-12-11-11 · Gm7 shape

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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.

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-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 6 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).

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