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F#m7 on guitar

F#m7 is a minor seventh, spelled F#, A, C# and E. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 202220, which sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 2 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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NoteF#AC#E
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 2 with finger 1, open, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 4, open. Frets are relative to the capo.1234
202220sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 2 strings ring open
F# minor seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3, open. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr213
007670sits at fret 6, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
F# minor seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr1423
xx4655sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# minor seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr3241
007675sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
F# minor seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 7, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 7, fret 9 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 3 to 5.7fr234
x97979sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and mutes 1 string
F# minor seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr1342
x91111100sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# minor seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr231
001111100sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
F# minor seventh, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 1, open, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 4, open. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr1234
1401414140sits at fret 14, needs no stretch at all and lets 2 strings ring open
F# minor seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 2, open, fret 11 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 4, open. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr2134
1401114140sits at fret 11, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
F# minor seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 2, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 4, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr2134
14121414xxsits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 2, fret 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 5.2
242220sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open
F# minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 2, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 6.2
242222sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 2

Keys F#m7 belongs to

F#m7 is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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