F#m7: guitar chord voicings, inversions, scales and arpeggios

F#m7 (Minor 7) is an interactive GuitarArcanum page with chord formula, intervals, voicings, inversions, triads, pentatonic patterns, scales and arpeggios on the fretboard.

Chord formula

Interval formula: 1 b3 5 b7. A minor triad with a minor 7th. A soft, calm minor — the workhorse of jazz, soul and funk.

Chord tones

The b3 sets the minor, and the b7 softens it into a jazz sound. Stable, with no tension.

Sound character

Soft, warm and calm — one of the most versatile chords there is.

Harmonic function

Most often the ii in a ii – V – I, and also a minor tonic or the vi.

Typical progressions

G#m7 – C#7 – F#maj7
D#m7 – G#m7 – C#7
F#m7 – B7

Guitar voicing advice

Root on the 6th and 5th strings, barre forms. Keep the 3rd and 7th close; the 5th can be dropped.

Fretboard voicings for F#m7

A few curated F#m7 shapes with fret numbers, intervals and root markers.

F#m7 — Drop 2, root on 6th string, frets 1–5

F#m7 — Drop 2, root on 5th string, frets 8–12

F#m7 — Drop 2, root on 4th string, frets 3–7

Compatible scales for F#m7

Open interactive scale pages that naturally pair with this chord.

Other chord qualities on the F# root

Compare this chord with other qualities sharing the same root.