Piano chord
F minor 7 chord
Fm7 is a minor seventh chord: the root F, a minor 3rd up to A♭, a perfect 5th up to C and a minor 7th up to E♭.
- Symbol
- Fm7
- Notes
- F – A♭ – C – E♭
Play it yourself
Tap F, A♭, C and E♭ on the keys below, in any order.
- F
- A♭
- C
- E♭
Minor seventh chords add a minor seventh to a minor triad. They sound mellow rather than sad, and are the ii chord in the jazz ii–V–I.
Inversions of Fm7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
F – A♭ – C – E♭
- 1st inversion · Fm7/A♭
A♭ – C – E♭ – F
- 2nd inversion · Fm7/C
C – E♭ – F – A♭
- 3rd inversion · Fm7/E♭
E♭ – F – A♭ – C
Keys with Fm7
Fm7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.