Piano chord
F♯ minor 7 chord
F♯m7 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
- F♯m7
- 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 F♯m7
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 · F♯m7/A
A – C♯ – E – F♯
- 2nd inversion · F♯m7/C♯
C♯ – E – F♯ – A
- 3rd inversion · F♯m7/E
E – F♯ – A – C♯
Keys with F♯m7
F♯m7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.