This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
F Minor Guitar Chord
A moody barre chord with a dark, cinematic quality. F Minor appears frequently in dramatic ballads and film scores.
Also known as
- Fm
- F-
- F m
- Fmin
- F min
- Fminor
- F minor
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
The Fm barre chord at the 1st fret uses the Em shape, which many find slightly easier than the F major barre because the Em shape requires fewer fingers behind the barre. Focus on getting the high E and B strings to ring clearly — they're usually the first to get muted.