Minor familyvi7 in A♭ major
F minor seventh chord
Fm7F minor seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
- ♭7
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 1
Lay your index flat across all six strings at fret 1.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- F1
- ♭2
- 2
- A♭♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- C5
- ♯5
- 6
- E♭♭7
- 7
- F Root
- A♭ Minor 3rd
- C Perfect 5th
- E♭ Minor 7th
About this chord
What is an F minor seventh chord?
Fm7 is built from 4 notes: F (the root), A♭ (the ♭3), C (the 5), E♭ (the ♭7). Mellow and smooth, the ii chord of countless jazz and soul tunes.
- Notes
- F · A♭ · C · E♭
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
- Also written
- Fmin7 · F-7
- Found in
- vi7 in A♭ major · ii7 in E♭ major · iii7 in D♭ major · i7 in F minor
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