Explore and Master the F#m7 Guitar Chord Fretboard
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F#, A, C# and E are the four notes of the F#m7 chord, F# minor seventh. Ten voicings are on this page, seven of them barre shapes, and none leaves a string open.
It is the ii chord of E major, the iii chord of D major and the vi chord of A major. To see why the E is a minor seventh and not a major one, intervals on the fretboard lay the distance out fret by fret. All four notes sit inside the F# Dorian scale.
Listen to F#m7 played as a strum and as an arpeggio in the fretboard at the top.
F# minor 7th guitar chord is also written as F#m7, F#min7, F#-7 or F#mi7.
F# m7 chord Notes:
Tones in the Minor Seventh chord:
Formula: 1 b3 5 b7
F# M7 Guitar Chord Diagrams
Position 1 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the low E, D, G and high E strings at the same time
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the A string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the B string
Position 2 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the D string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the B string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the high E string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the G string
Position 3 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the A, G and high E strings at the same time
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the B string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 11 of the D string
Position 4 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the low E, D, G, B and high E strings at the same time
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the A string
Position 5 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the D string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the A string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the G string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the B string
Position 6 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the A string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the low E string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the D, G and B strings at the same time
Position 7 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the A string
- Mute the B string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the low E string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the D and G strings at the same time
Position 8 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the D string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the A string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the G string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the B string
Position 9 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D, G, B and high E strings at the same time
Position 10 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the low E, D, G and B strings at the same time
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the A string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the high E string
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FAQ
What is the spelling of F#m7?
F#m7 is spelled F#, A, C# and E. The A is the minor third, C# is the perfect fifth and E is the minor seventh.
Are F#m7 and Gbm7 the same chord?
They use the same pitches, so they sound identical. F#m7 is written with sharps, while Gbm7 needs a double flat in its third, which makes F#m7 the friendlier one to read.
How do the intervals 1, b3, 5 and b7 build F# minor seventh?
From F#, go up a minor third to A, a perfect fifth to C# and a minor seventh to E. Stacked as thirds, that is minor, major, minor.
In which keys is F#m7 a diatonic chord?
F#m7 is the ii chord in E major, the iii chord in D major and the vi chord in A major. It is also the i chord in F# minor.
How many ways can F#m7 be fingered?
The fingering data lists 10 voicings between the 2nd and 11th fret. Seven are barre voicings and none uses an open string.
