Fm/E

  1. E7bass
  2. FRtriad
  3. A♭♭3triad
  4. C5triad
Voicings

4 ways to play Fm/E

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion Fm/E
5 6 7 8 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets x 7 6 5 6 xNotes E A♭ C FIntervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF minor, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion Fm/E
10 11 12 13 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets 12 11 10 10 x xNotes E A♭ C FIntervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF minor, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion Fm/E
1 2 3 4 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets x x 2 1 1 1Notes E A♭ C FIntervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF minor, 1st inversion

EE shape 2nd inversion Fm/E
1 2 3 4 ♭3 R 5 7

Frets 0 3 3 1 x xNotes E C F A♭Intervals 7 5 1 ♭3Base triadF minor, 2nd inversion

The rules

The construction rules Fm/E follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Minor triad over the 7th in every key

Fm/E chord questions

What notes are in Fm/E?

Fm/E is spelled E F A♭ C: E is the 7th, F is the root, A♭ is the ♭3rd, C is the 5th.

What is the formula of Fm/E?

7 1 ♭3 5. It is a F minor triad, over E in the bass.

How many ways can you play Fm/E on guitar?

This page shows 4 voicings of Fm/E, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.