What notes are in a F#m7 chord?

F#m7 is F#, A, C#, E: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of F#.

How do you play F#m7 on guitar?

Em7-Shape (6th String Root): 2 4 2 2 2 2; Am7-Shape (5th String Root): x 9 11 9 10 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with F#m7?

Scales on F# that contain every note of F#m7: F# Minor, F# Minor Pentatonic, F# Blues, F# Dorian, F# Phrygian, F# Half-Whole Diminished.

Guitar chord · Minor 7th

F#m7 chord (F# Minor 7th)

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

Notes F#AC#E

Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7

Shapes 2 on this page

F#m7 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) 2 4 2 2 2 2

Am7-Shape (5th String Root) x 9 11 9 10 9

Interactive chord diagram

F#m7 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 F#m7

These scales start on F# and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when F#m7 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 F#m7 chord?: F#m7 is F#, A, C#, E: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of F#.
How do you play F#m7 on guitar?: Em7-Shape (6th String Root): 2 4 2 2 2 2; Am7-Shape (5th String Root): x 9 11 9 10 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with F#m7?: Scales on F# that contain every note of F#m7: 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