F♯ Minor 7th
F♯m7
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 (F♯m7 → B7 → EMaj7) and a common tonic color in modal contexts. In funk and soul, it provides warmth without the tension of a dominant chord. Compared to F♯m, m7 is less tense and more harmonically relaxed; compared to F♯m9, 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 Lydian (VI)
- A Major (VI)
- A Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- A Mixolydian (VI)
- A♭ Locrian (VII)
- A♭ Phrygian (VII)
- B Dorian (V)
- B Mixolydian (V)
- B Natural Minor (V)
- B♭ Diminished (deg 6)
- D Lydian (III)
- D Major (III)
- D♭ Diminished (deg 4)
- D♭ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- D♭ Locrian (IV)
- D♭ Natural Minor (IV)
- D♭ Phrygian (IV)
- E Diminished (deg 2)
- E Dorian (II)
- E Major (II)
- E Melodic Minor (II)
- E Mixolydian (II)
- E♭ Locrian (III)
- G Diminished (deg 8)
- G Lydian (VII)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.