F#m7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m7

Minor 7

Notes:F# · A · C# · E

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m7 shapes as text

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

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 – Orkney 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 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 Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.