How to Play Fm7 on Piano

The F Minor 7th chord sounds mellow and unhurried. It stacks 4 notes: F – Ab – C – Eb.

A minor triad plus a flattened seventh. It carries far less tension than a dominant seventh, which is why it can sit still for bars at a time.

Notes in Fm7

NoteIntervalFinger
FF4Root1
AbAb4Minor 3rd2
CC5Perfect 5th3
EbEb5Minor 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on F. Use finger 2 on Ab, finger 3 on C, and finger 5 on Eb.

Where it sits

2 notes of this chord (Ab, Eb) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Minor 7th Chords

Cm7
C – Eb – G – Bb
C#m7
C# – E – G# – B
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Ebm7
Eb – Gb – Bb – Db
Em7
E – G – B – D
F#m7
F# – A – C# – E
Gm7
G – Bb – D – F
G#m7
G# – B – D# – F#
Am7
A – C – E – G
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab
Bm7
B – D – F# – A

Other F Chords

F6
F – A – C – D
F7
F – A – C – Eb
F9
F – A – C – Eb – G
F
F – A – C
Fm
F – Ab – C
Fmaj7
F – A – C – E
Fdim
F – Ab – Cb
Faug
F – A – C#
Fsus2
F – G – C
Fsus4
F – Bb – C
Fdim7
F – Ab – Cb – Ebb
Fm6
F – Ab – C – D
Fadd9
F – A – C – G