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Fm Guitar Chord

Learn the Fm shape, hear the voicing, and understand its notes and intervals.

MINOR CHORD

How to play Fm on guitar

Read the diagram from the low E string on the left to the high E string on the right. Pick each intended string separately before strumming the complete shape.

Notes
F · Ab · C
Intervals
1 - b3 - 5
Level
Intermediate
STRING BY STRING

Fm chord fingering

This voicing uses the fret pattern 1 3 3 1 1 1. Keep fretting fingers close behind the fret wire and avoid touching adjacent open strings.

Low EFret 1
AFret 3
DFret 3
GFret 1
BFret 1
High EFret 1
BUILD THE CHORD

Notes and intervals in Fm

The Fm chord combines F, Ab, C. Its formula, 1 - b3 - 5, describes each note relative to the F root.

F1
Abb3
C5
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Fm Guitar Chord Questions

What notes are in the Fm guitar chord?

The Fm chord contains F, Ab, C. Its interval formula is 1 - b3 - 5.

This Fm shape is intermediate because it requires a wider reach or barre-style pressure. Practice the notes separately before strumming.

The same Fm chord can be played with different voicings, inversions, octaves, and string combinations while preserving its essential chord tones.