F#m7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m7

Minor 7

Notes:F# · A · C# · E

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m7 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F#m7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes F#, A, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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 F#m7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F#
♭3	3	A
5	7	C#
♭7	10	E

More F# chords

F#F#m F#7 F#°F#+F#9 F#maj7 F#7♯5 F#7♭5 F#6 F#m6 F#m7♭5 F#°7 F#sus2 F#sus4 F#add9 F#maj9 F#m9 F#5

Other roots

Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 D#m7 Em7 Fm7 Gm7 G#m7 Am7 A#m7 Bm7

See F#m7 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 C C-G-C-F-A-D 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 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.