Fm7 chord
Fm7 chord for guitar in different forms, including closed and barre chords.
Fm7
The most common way to play the chord. The index finger should bar all strings. Fm7 is a four-note chord consisting of F, Ab, C, Eb.
Alternative shapes
Fm7 barre
Fm7 (voicing)
Fm7 (capo 1)
Theory and information
Try in a chord progression
Fm7 - Bb7 - Ebmaj7 (see with diagrams in pdf)
Comments
The diagram with the X X X 10 9 11 shape is played without the 5th (C).
Chord names
Fm7 is a minor 7th chord (a less common abbreviation is Fmin7). Fm7/Ab, Fm7/C and Fm7/Eb are inversions of the chord.
Notes in the chord
The notes that the Fm7 chord consists of are F, Ab, C, Eb.
To get Fm9 add G.
To get F7 replace Ab with A.
Finger position
Index (1st) finger on all string, 1st fret.
Ring (3rd) finger on 5th (thinnest) string, 3rd fret.
Alternatives with capo
Em7 shape with a capo on 1st fret (see picture).
Dm7 shape with a capo on 3rd fret.
Am7 shape with a capo on 8th fret.
Inversions
1st inversion: Fm7/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Fm7/C (means that C is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Fm7/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
Diagrams of these inversions
Assorted slash chords
Versions with alternate bass notes in short notation:
Fm7/G: 331111
Fm7/Bb: X11111
Alternative chord names
Fm7/G is theoretically identical with Fm9/G.
Fm7/Bb is identical with Fm11/Bb.
Fm7/D is identical with Fm13/D.
Written in tab format (main barre version)
- 1 -
- 1 -
- 1 -
- 1 -
- 3 -
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