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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m7

Minor 7

Notes:F# · A · C# · E

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Fingerings (16)

F#m7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 0 0 0	1 2 – – – –	F# C# E A C# F#	easy
2 2 2 4 3 3	1 1 1 4 2 3	F# C# F# C# E A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 4 3 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x F# A C# E x	hard
0 5 5 4 0 0	– 2 3 1 – –	E E A C# C# F#	easy
x 7 5 7 5 7	– 2 1 3 1 4	x F# A E F# C#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 7 8 7	– 1 3 1 2 1	x F# C# E A C#	medium · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 8 10	– – – 2 1 3	x x x F# A E	medium
9 10 9 9 0 10	1 2 1 1 – 3	C# A C# F# C# E	easy · barre on fret 9
0 10 0 12 12 12	– 1 – 2 3 4	E A E A C# F#	medium
x x 12 12 12 12	– – 1 1 1 1	x x E A C# F#	easy · barre on fret 12
2 2 0 0 0 x	1 2 – – – –	F# C# E A C# x	easy
2 2 2 x 3 3	1 1 1 – 2 3	F# C# F# x E A	easy · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 7 3 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x F# A E E x	hard
0 5 5 4 5 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	E E A C# F# F#	medium
x 7 5 7 5 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	x F# A E F# F#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 7 8 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	x F# C# E A F#	medium · barre on fret 7

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.