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F minor/major 7th (FmM7)

FRoot
A♭min 3
CPerf 5
EMaj 7

Dark and dramatic. Minor triad with major 7th. Used in jazz and film scores for tension and sophistication.

Notes
FA♭CE
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7
Type
Seventh chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe1341112345

FmM7

F minor/major 7th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • A♭m3
  • CP5
  • EM7

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does

F+3 fretsA♭+4 fretsC+4 fretsE

Stacked from 3 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More F chords

Same root, other colours

Fm7Fm9Fm6Fm11

Chords in the key of F minor

What FmM7 usually sits next to

i · Fmii° · G°III · A♭iv · B♭mv · CmVI · D♭VII · E♭

Close relatives

Relatives of F minor

  • A♭Relative major of F minor
  • FParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other mM7 chords

Same quality, every root

CmM7C♯mM7DmM7E♭mM7EmM7FmM7F♯mM7GmM7A♭mM7AmM7B♭mM7BmM7
01

Root

F
02

Quality

mM7

4 notes: a triad plus a 7th. Jazzier, wants to move.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try F7 →

Why a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does

F+3 fretsA♭+4 fretsC+4 fretsE

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe1341112345

FmM7

F minor/major 7th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • A♭m3
  • CP5
  • EM7

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More F chords

Same root, other colours

Fm7Fm9Fm6Fm11

Chords in the key of F minor

What FmM7 usually sits next to

i · Fmii° · G°III · A♭iv · B♭mv · CmVI · D♭VII · E♭

Close relatives

Relatives of F minor

  • A♭Relative major of F minor
  • FParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other mM7 chords

Same quality, every root

CmM7C♯mM7DmM7E♭mM7EmM7FmM7F♯mM7GmM7A♭mM7AmM7B♭mM7BmM7
F minor/major 7th