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Fm7 on guitar

Fm7 is a minor seventh, spelled F, Ab, C and Eb. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 331111, which sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteFAbCEb
Interval1P3m5P7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

F minor seventh, open position, capo 023
331111sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1
F minor seventh, open position, capo 0423
333544sits at fret 3 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3
F minor seventh, position 6, capo 06fr234
x86868sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string
F minor seventh, position 8, capo 08fr32
x810898sits at fret 8, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 string
F minor seventh, position 5, capo 05fr2314
x6656xsits at fret 5, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
F minor seventh, position 13, capo 013fr23
151513131313sits at fret 13 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 13
F minor seventh, position 9, capo 09fr213
xxx10911sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
F minor seventh, position 4, capo 04fr432
x86544sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string
F minor seventh, position 10, capo 010fr243
101110101311sits at fret 10 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 10
F minor seventh, position 11, capo 011fr4231
xx15131311sits at fret 11, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
F minor seventh, open position, capo 023
33111xsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string
F minor seventh, open position, capo 0
xx1111sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1 and mutes 2 strings

Keys Fm7 belongs to

Fm7 is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

Fm7 in another tuning

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