F#m7
F#m7
F# M7
Intermediate
Minor
Seventh
Minor 7th chord - common in jazz and R&B
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
F#
RootA
Minor 3rdC#
Perfect 5thE
Minor 7thInterval Details
F#
Root
A
Minor 3rd
C#
Perfect 5th
E
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
F# - A - C# - E
Bass: F#Inversion 1
A - C# - E - F#
Bass: AInversion 2
C# - E - F# - A
Bass: C#Inversion 3
E - F# - A - C#
Bass: ECompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the F#m7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from F#m7
F#m7add11
F#7#9
F#13#9
F#7#9b13
F#7#9#11
F#13#9#11
Simplified
F#5
F#m
Alternate Symbols
F#m7
F#min7
F#mi7
F#-7
Tags
seventh
minor
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 6
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4