Fm7
Fm7
F M7
Intermediate
Minor
Seventh
Minor 7th chord - common in jazz and R&B
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
F
RootAb
Minor 3rdC
Perfect 5thEb
Minor 7thInterval Details
F
Root
Ab
Minor 3rd
C
Perfect 5th
Eb
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 - Ab - C - Eb
Bass: FInversion 1
Ab - C - Eb - F
Bass: AbInversion 2
C - Eb - F - Ab
Bass: CInversion 3
Eb - F - Ab - C
Bass: EbCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Fm7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Fm7
Fm7add11
F7#9
F13#9
F7#9b13
F7#9#11
F13#9#11
Simplified
F5
Fm
Alternate Symbols
Fm7
Fmin7
Fmi7
F-7
Tags
seventh
minor
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 6
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4