Guitar chord · Sevenths
F minor 7th chord on guitar
131111 · Barre · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Fm7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Smooth and soulful; a staple of jazz, R&B and funk.
Fm7 is the ii7 chord in E♭ major, iii7 in D♭ major and vi7 in A♭ major. In minor keys: i7 in F minor and iv7 in C minor.
- Notes
- FA♭CE♭
- Formula
- 1♭35♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 1st fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 6 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 1st fret, held by the barre F
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) C
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, held by the barre E♭
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, held by the barre A♭
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, held by the barre C
- 1st string (high E): 1st fret, held by the barre F
Tablature
e|--1---| B|--1---| G|--1---| D|--1---| A|--3---| E|--1---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Fm7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Fm7 on guitar
131111 is the Em7 shape barred at the 1st fret.
You’ll find Fm7 in common progressions such as Fm7–B♭7–E♭maj7 (the jazz cadence in E♭ major).
