Piano chords › F minor 7th

F minor 7th chord

Symbol: Fm7 · Notes: F – A♭ – C – E♭

A minor chord with a minor seventh: mellower than a plain minor chord, heard all over jazz, soul and pop. It is the ii of the famous ii – V – I progression.

How it is built

• F: root
• A♭: minor third
• C: perfect fifth
• E♭: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: F – A♭ – C – E♭
• 1st inversion: A♭ – C – E♭ – F
• 2nd inversion: C – E♭ – F – A♭
• 3rd inversion: E♭ – F – A♭ – C

In which keys

• III in D♭ major
• II in E♭ major
• VI in A♭ major
• IV (subdominant) in C minor
• I (tonic) in F minor
• V (dominant) in B♭ minor

Other F chords

F · Fm · F7 · Fmaj7 · Fsus2 · Fsus4 · Fdim · F+ · F6 · Fm6 · Fadd9 · Fdim7 · Fm7♭5

Learn chords step by step with the free course