Fm7 chord on piano
F minor 7th: F · A♭ · C · E♭. It sounds smooth and rounded: minor with the edge sanded off.
NotesF A♭ C E♭
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + perfect 5th + minor 7th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: F — finger 1 · A♭ — finger 2 · C — finger 3 · E♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootF – A♭ – C – E♭
- 1stA♭ – C – E♭ – F
- 2ndC – E♭ – F – A♭
- 3rdE♭ – F – A♭ – C
Songs that use Fm7
Dustin O'HalloranWe Move Lightly
F minor · Intermediate
BeethovenPathétique, 2nd movement
Ab major · Intermediate
J.S. BachPrelude in C minor (WTC I)
C minor · Intermediate
ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 1
Bb minor · Advanced
ChopinNocturne in C sharp minor (Posth.)
C# minor · Advanced
ChopinNocturne in C minor (Posth.)
C minor · Intermediate