F♯m7
Character: mellow
- F♯Rtriad
- A♭3triad
- C♯5triad
- E♭7add
16 ways to play F♯m7
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
Frets x 7 7 6 7 xNotes E A C♯ F♯Intervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 7 9 7 xNotes A E F♯Intervals ♭3 ♭7 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x 9 7 9 7 9Notes F♯ A EIntervals 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadF♯ minor, root position
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 9 9 7 9 7 9Notes C♯ F♯ A EIntervals 5 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 9 11 11 10 12Notes C♯ F♯ A EIntervals 5 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x x 11 10 12Notes F♯ A EIntervals 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadF♯ minor, root position
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x 9 11 9 10 9Notes F♯ C♯ E AIntervals 1 5 ♭7 ♭3Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The ♭7th takes the root’s string.
Frets x 12 14 11 x xNotes A E F♯Intervals ♭3 ♭7 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 12 12 11 11 x xNotes E A C♯ F♯Intervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 2 x x 2 5 2Notes A E F♯Intervals ♭3 ♭7 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x x 2 2 2 2Notes E A C♯ F♯Intervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 2 4 4 2 2 0Notes F♯ A C♯ EIntervals 1 ♭3 5 ♭7Base triadF♯ minor, root position
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 2 4 4 2 5 2Notes C♯ F♯ A EIntervals 5 1 ♭3 ♭7Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 2 4 2 2 2 2Notes F♯ C♯ E AIntervals 1 5 ♭7 ♭3Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The ♭7th takes the root’s string.
Frets x x x 9 7 5Notes E F♯ AIntervals ♭7 1 ♭3Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x x 4 6 5 5Notes F♯ C♯ E AIntervals 1 5 ♭7 ♭3Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The ♭7th takes the root’s string.
The construction rules F♯m7 follows
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.
A third on top makes a 7th chord
A major 7th over a major triad is maj7, a ♭7 is a dominant 7. Over minor you get m7 or m(maj7); over diminished, m7♭5 or the °7, whose 7th is lowered twice.
On guitar, something has to give
Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.
The root can move down
When an extension needs the root’s string, the root can drop to the string below the triad: an anchored voicing keeps the bass and frees a string on top.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Minor 7th in every key
More chords on F♯
F♯m7 chord questions
What notes are in F♯m7?
F♯m7 is spelled F♯ A C♯ E: F♯ is the root, A is the ♭3rd, C♯ is the 5th, E is the ♭7th.
What is the formula of F♯m7?
1 ♭3 5 ♭7. It is a F♯ minor triad with the ♭7th stacked on top.
How many ways can you play F♯m7 on guitar?
This page shows 16 voicings of F♯m7, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.