F#m7 chord

F#m7 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

F#m7 is equivalent to G flat minor 7th. There are few simple and natural fingerings in open positions for this chord in standard tuning. Because of that, the chord is mostly played as a barre chord or in closed positions.

Chord structure

It consists of four notes, though depending on the instrument, some notes may be doubled or tripled. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth and minor seventh intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

F#m7 is an abbreviation for F sharp minor seventh. A less common abbreviation is F#min7. A third system is the minus symbol: F#-7.

Notes

The notes that the F#m7 chord consists of are F#, A, C# and E.

Try it in a chord progression

F#m7 - B7 - Emaj7

Inversions

1st inversion: F#m7/A (means that A is the bass note).
2nd inversion: F#m7/C# (means that C# is the bass note).
3rd inversion: F#m7/E (means that E is the bass note).

Omissions

F#m7(no3) is a F sharp minor 7th with no third (A).
F#m7(no5) is a F sharp minor 7th with no fifth (C#).

Alternatives with capo

Dm7 shape with a capo on 1st fret.
Bm7 shape with a capo on 4th fret.
Am7 shape with a capo on 6th fret.

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