F#m7 chord on Cavaquinho

in Standard (DGBD) tuning

2111F#AC#E
F#m7
Minor 7
Notes:F# · A · C# · E
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AEF#F#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 2 2 22 1 1 1F# A C# Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 6 5 71 3 2 4F# C# E Amedium
7 9 7 71 2 1 1A E F# Amedium · barre on fret 7
4 2 5 22 1 3 1F# A E Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 x 5 71 – 2 3F# x E Ahard
7 9 7 x1 2 1 –A E F# xmedium · barre on fret 7
4 2 5 42 1 4 3F# A E F#medium
7 6 5 44 3 2 1A C# E F#medium
x 9 7 7– 3 1 2x E F# Amedium
4 2 5 x2 1 3 –F# A E xmedium
7 x 5 43 – 2 1A x E F#hard
7 9 7 111 2 1 3A E F# C#hard · barre on fret 7
4 2 x 23 1 – 2F# A x Ehard
11 9 7 74 3 1 2C# E F# Ahard
2 2 2 41 1 1 2E A C# F#medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 5 41 2 4 3E A E F#medium

The F#m7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes F#, A, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the F#m7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
♭33A
57C#
♭710E

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#m7 in another tuning

Standard (DGBD) D-G-B-D
What notes make up the F#m7 chord?

F#m7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes F#, A, C#, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.