Fm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm7

Minor 7

Notes:F · G# · C · D#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x x 1 0 2	– – – 1 – 2	x x x F G# D#	easy
x x 6 4 4 2	– – 4 2 3 1	x x F G# C D#	hard
6 6 4 4 4 4	2 3 1 1 1 1	F C D# G# C F	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 8 7 7	1 1 1 4 2 3	F C F C D# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 9 8 7 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x F G# C D# x	hard
x 9 9 8 9 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x D# G# C F x	medium
x 11 9 11 9 11	– 2 1 3 1 4	x F G# D# F C	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 11 0 11	– 1 – 2 – 3	x F x D# G# C	easy
1 2 1 1 0 2	1 2 1 1 – 3	C G# C F G# D#	easy · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 4 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	F G# D# G# x x	hard
6 6 4 4 4 x	2 3 1 1 1 –	F C D# G# C x	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 x 7 7	1 1 1 – 2 3	F C F x D# G#	easy · barre on fret 6
x 11 9 11 0 7	– 3 2 4 – 1	x F G# D# G# G#	hard
9 9 x 8 9 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	G# D# x C F x	hard
x 11 9 11 9 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x F G# D# F x	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 11 12 11	– 1 – 2 4 3	x F x D# G# C	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fm7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes F, G#, C, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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 Fm7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
♭3	3	G#
5	7	C
♭7	10	D#

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 D#m7 Em7 F#m7 Gm7 G#m7 Am7 A#m7 Bm7

See Fm7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Fm7 chord?

Fm7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes F, G#, C, D#.

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.