Fm7 Guitar Chord Explained | Fretboard Chord Charts
Welcome to our tutorial on the F m7 chord, a member of the Minor Chords family. This chord, composed of the notes F, Ab, C, and Eb, is a beautiful and versatile chord that can add depth and emotion to your guitar playing. The intervals that build this chord are the 1 (Root), the b3 (Minor Third), the 5 (Perfect Fifth), and the b7 (Minor Seventh).
The F m7 chord is a favorite among many guitarists due to its rich, complex sound. Understanding the theory behind this chord can greatly enhance your guitar playing skills. If you're not familiar with music intervals and how they are used to build chords, you may find our tutorial on chord construction helpful. It provides a comprehensive guide on how to build chords by stacking intervals.
Furthermore, understanding how to denote chords depending on the intervals that compose it can be beneficial. We have a tutorial on chord notation that can help you with this.
The F m7 chord is often used in jazz chord progressions. If you're interested in jazz and wish to learn more about chord progressions commonly used in this genre, check out our jazz chord progression tutorial.
Lastly, if you have a chord shape and you're not sure what it's called, we have a handy interactive tool that can help you identify it. This tool can be especially useful when you're experimenting with the F m7 chord and creating your own unique chord shapes.
Stay tuned for the rest of this tutorial, where we'll provide detailed chord diagrams and fretboard patterns showing the tones composing the F m7 chord. Happy playing!
Notes that compose the F m7 chord:
FAbCEb
How to create the Minor Seventh chord:
F Minor Seventh Guitar Chord Shapes
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If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
Position 1
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Position 2
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Position 3
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Position 4
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Position 5
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Position 7
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Position 8
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You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download
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Play This Chord With Other Roots
C m7 | D m7 | E m7 | F m7 | G m7 | A m7 | B m7 | C#m7 | D#m7 | F#m7 | G#m7 | A#m7 | Abm7 | Bbm7 | Dbm7 | Ebm7 | Gbm7
Fretboard map of F m7 chord tones
You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!