Fm7 Guitar Chord

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Fm7 is a minor 7th chord made of F · A♭ · C · E♭. Minor triad + minor 7th — a mellow minor sound. The standard shape is a barre chord at fret 1: 131111 (6th string → 1st string, x = don't play, 0 = open string).

Chord charts

Fm7

Fret 1 barre · root on 6th string · 131111

Fm7

Fret 3 · root on 4th string · xx3544

Fm7

Fret 8 barre · root on 5th string · x-8-10-8-9-8 · from fret 8

Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 6 to string 1.
Middle finger on string 5 (A), fret 3.
Strum down from string 6.

Fm7 guitar chord chart — fret 1 barre 131111 and 2 more shapes — All Fm7 shapes on one image — long-press (or right-click) to save it.

Notes in the chord

F
rootA♭
3rdC
5thE♭
7th

Play it easier with a capo

Capo on fret 1 + Em7 shape → sounds as Fm7
Capo on fret 3 + Dm7 shape → sounds as Fm7
Capo on fret 5 + Cm7 shape → sounds as Fm7

If barre chords are hard, clamp a capo and play an open shape — it sounds exactly the same. The Buskermate app can move a whole chord sheet to any capo position for you.

Try it: capo on

Scales that fit

Other F chords

F Fm F7 Fmaj7 Fm7 F6 Fm6 Fsus4 Fsus2 F7sus4 Fdim Fdim7 Fm7b5 Faug Fadd9 F9 Fm9 Fmaj9

Minor 7th chords in other keys

Cm7 C♯m7 Dm7 E♭m7 Em7 Fm7 F♯m7 Gm7 A♭m7 Am7 B♭m7 Bm7

FAQ

What notes are in the Fm7 chord?

The Fm7 chord is made of F, A♭, C, E♭. Minor triad + minor 7th — a mellow minor sound.

What's the easiest way to play Fm7 on guitar?

The standard shape, from the 6th string to the 1st, is 131111 (a barre chord at fret 1). If the barre is hard, put a capo on fret 1 and play a Em7 shape — it sounds the same.

Which scale works for soloing over Fm7?

F dorian or F natural minor fits well.

🎸 Transpose a whole chord sheet — Buskermate
Upload a PDF song sheet and Buskermate reads the chords and moves them to any key or capo position (the app is in Korean for now).