What notes are in a Fm7 chord?

Fm7 is F, Ab, C, Eb: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of F.

How do you play Fm7 on guitar?

Em7-Shape (6th String Root): 1 3 1 1 1 1; Am7-Shape (5th String Root): x 8 10 8 9 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Fm7?

Scales on F that contain every note of Fm7: F Minor, F Minor Pentatonic, F Blues, F Dorian, F Phrygian, F Half-Whole Diminished.

Guitar chord · Minor 7th

Fm7 chord (F Minor 7th)

Velvety smooth minor chord foundational to funk, R&B, and jazz.

Notes FAbCEb

Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7

Shapes 2 on this page

Fm7 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, F.

Em7-Shape (6th String Root) 1 3 1 1 1 1

Am7-Shape (5th String Root) x 8 10 8 9 8

Interactive chord diagram

Fm7 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over Fm7

These scales start on F and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Fm7 is the chord of the moment.

F Minor F Minor Pentatonic F Blues F Dorian F Phrygian F Half-Whole Diminished F Dorian b2 F Ukrainian Dorian F Bebop Dorian F Phrygian b4 F Lydian #2 #6 F Hungarian Major F Bebop Harmonic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Fm7 chord?: Fm7 is F, Ab, C, Eb: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of F.
How do you play Fm7 on guitar?: Em7-Shape (6th String Root): 1 3 1 1 1 1; Am7-Shape (5th String Root): x 8 10 8 9 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Fm7?: Scales on F that contain every note of Fm7: F Minor, F Minor Pentatonic, F Blues, F Dorian, F Phrygian, F Half-Whole Diminished.

Minor 7th chords in every key

Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 Ebm7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7 Bm7