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Fm7 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play F Minor Seventh (Charts)

Fm7 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as fm7 chord, fm7 guitar chord and how to play Fm7.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Fm7 chord diagram, Barre (1st fret, E-string root)Fm7 Barre (1st fret, E-string root): low E fret 1, A fret 3, D fret 1, G fret 1, B fret 1, high e fret 1.131 3 1 1 1 1
Barre (1st fret, E-string root)
1 3 1 1 1 1
Fm7 chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionFm7 Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D fret 3, G fret 5, B fret 4, high e fret 4.××1423x x 3 5 4 4
Easy 4-string version
x x 3 5 4 4
Fm7 chord diagram, Movable shape (1st fret)Fm7 Movable shape (1st fret): low E fret 1, A fret 3, D fret 1, G fret 1, B fret 1, high e fret 4.1341 3 1 1 1 4
Movable shape (1st fret)
1 3 1 1 1 4

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Fm7 (F minor seventh) on guitar, play 1 3 1 1 1 1 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (1st fret, E-string root) shape). The chord contains F, Ab, C, Eb. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 3 5 4 4, which needs 4 fretted notes.

Fm7 chord facts

Chord Fm7 (F minor seventh)
Other names Fmin7, F-7
Notes F, Ab, C, Eb
Intervals F (root), Ab (minor 3rd), C (perfect 5th), Eb (minor 7th)
Formula 1-b3-5-b7
Difficulty Intermediate (barre or stretch)
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play Fm7 on guitar?

The main shape is 1 3 1 1 1 1 (Barre (1st fret, E-string root)). Finger by finger:

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the low E to high e strings at fret 1. This is the barre.
  2. Put your ring finger (3) on the A string at fret 3 (C, the perfect 5th).
  4. Strum, then pick each string one at a time and fix any string that buzzes or is silent.

This is a barre chord, so it takes a few weeks to sound clean. Keep the index finger straight and close to the fret wire, pull back gently with the arm rather than squeezing with the thumb, and check each string one at a time. The finger stretching exercises help with the reach.

What is the easiest way to play Fm7?

The easier version is x x 3