Fm chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

○○32233111111FFCCCCG#G#CCFF
Fm
Minor
Notes:F · G# · C
mediumbarre on fret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFCG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 5 5 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 32 2 3 3 – – 1 1 1 1 1 1F F C C C C G# G# C C F Fmedium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 32 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1F F C C F F G# G# C C F Fmedium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 8 6 61 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2F F C C F F C C F F G# G#medium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 x x 7 7 8 8 6 6– – 4 4 – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x F F x x C C F F G# G#hard
x x 10 10 8 8 7 7 8 8 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x F F G# G# C C F F x xmedium
x x 10 10 8 8 0 0 8 8 10 10– – 3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 4 4x x F F G# G# F F F F C Cmedium
x x 10 10 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2 1 1x x F F C C F F G# G# C Cmedium · barre on fret 10
x x x x 12 12 0 0 11 11 x x– – – – 2 2 – – 1 1 – –x x x x C C F F G# G# x xeasy
5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 34 4 1 1 – – – – 2 2 3 3F F G# G# C C F F C C F Fhard
x x x x 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3– – – – 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1x x x x F F G# G# C C F Fmedium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 8 8 6 61 1 1 1 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2F F C C F F F F F F G# G#medium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 8 8 7 7 x x 6 6– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1x x F F G# G# C C x x G# G#hard
x x 10 10 8 8 7 7 x x x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x F F G# G# C C x x x xmedium
x x x x 8 8 0 0 8 8 10 10– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x x x G# G# F F F F C Cmedium
x x 10 10 12 12 0 0 11 11 10 10– – 1 1 4 4 – – 3 3 2 2x x F F C C F F G# G# C Cmedium
x x x x 12 12 12 12 11 11 x x– – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –x x x x C C F F G# G# x xeasy

The Fm chord (Minor) is built from the notes F, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop C 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 Fm chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
♭33G#
57C

More F chords

Other roots

See Fm in another tuning

What notes make up the Fm chord?

Fm is a Minor chord built from the notes F, G#, C.

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.