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F#m7 Guitar Chord

A soulful minor seventh. F#m7 is smooth and contemporary.

Also known as

  • F#-7
  • Gbm7
  • Gb-7
  • F# m7
  • F# -7
  • Gb m7
  • Gb -7
  • F#min7
  • Gbmin7
  • F# min7
  • Gb min7
  • G-flatm7
  • G-flat-7
  • F-sharpm7
  • F-sharp-7
  • G-flat m7
  • G-flat -7
  • F-sharp m7
  • F-sharp -7
  • G-flatmin7
  • F-sharpmin7
  • G-flat min7
  • F-sharp min7
  • F# minor 7th
  • Gb minor 7th
  • F# minor seventh
  • Gb minor seventh
  • G-flat minor 7th
  • F-sharp minor 7th
  • G-flat minor seventh
  • F-sharp minor seventh

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

F#m7 at the 2nd fret is one of the most commonly used barre chords in popular music. It's the ii chord in E major and appears in thousands of songs. The Em7 barre shape is forgiving, making this an excellent chord for building barre chord confidence.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 4
eBGDAE 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2
eBGDAE 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2
eBGDAE 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2

See how F#m7 works with other chords — Progression Generator