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Fm7 on guitar

Fm7 is a minor seventh, spelled F, Ab, C and Eb. In Open G tuning (D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4) the easiest shape is 311111, which sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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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 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 6.2
311111sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1
F minor seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr1324
xx3546sits at fret 3, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F minor seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 1, fret 9 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr3412
x101089xsits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
F minor seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 15 with finger 2, fret 13, fret 13, fret 13, fret 13, fret 13. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 2 to 6.13fr2
151313131313sits at fret 13 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 13
F minor seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 6, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 6, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 1 to 6.6fr23
686866sits at fret 6 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 6
F minor seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10, fret 10, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 2 to 3.10fr234
x1010131313sits at fret 10, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 10 and mutes 1 string
F minor seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr1243
x5686xsits at fret 5, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F minor seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr2431
x1013109xsits at fret 9, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
F minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 5.23
311113sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1
F minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 6.23
313111sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1
F minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 5.2
31111xsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string
F minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 4 to 6.2
xx3111sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 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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