F Minor 7th
Fm7
Notes
F · A♭ · C · E♭
Intervals
- RootF (1P)
- Minor 3rdA♭ (3m)
- Perfect 5thC (5P)
- Minor 7thE♭ (7m)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Drop-2 voicings (12)
Drop-3 voicings (8)
Shell voicings (2)
About
The F minor 7th (F–A♭–C–E♭) combines a minor triad with a minor seventh. The E♭ softens the minor triad, giving m7 a more open, fluid sound than a plain minor chord. The A♭ and E♭ are the two essential tones — together they define both the minor quality and the seventh extension; the 5th can be dropped. In jazz, m7 is the standard ii in major ii–V–I progressions (Fm7 → B♭7 → E♭Maj7) and a common tonic color in modal contexts. In funk and soul, it provides warmth without the tension of a dominant chord. Compared to Fm, m7 is less tense and more harmonically relaxed; compared to Fm9, less ornamental.
Chord diagrams
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Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- F Blues (deg 1)
- F Dorian (I)
- F Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- F Natural Minor (I)
- F Phrygian (I)
- A Diminished (deg 6)
- A♭ Lydian (VI)
- A♭ Major (VI)
- A♭ Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- A♭ Mixolydian (VI)
- B♭ Dorian (V)
- B♭ Mixolydian (V)
- B♭ Natural Minor (V)
- C Diminished (deg 4)
- C Harmonic Minor (IV)
- C Locrian (IV)
- C Natural Minor (IV)
- C Phrygian (IV)
- D Locrian (III)
- D♭ Lydian (III)
- D♭ Major (III)
- E♭ Diminished (deg 2)
- E♭ Dorian (II)
- E♭ Major (II)
- E♭ Melodic Minor (II)
- E♭ Mixolydian (II)
- F♯ Diminished (deg 8)
- F♯ Lydian (VII)
- G Locrian (VII)
- G Phrygian (VII)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.