Fm7 chord on piano
Fm7 is F, A♭, C and E♭. F sits just left of the group of three black keys. Tap Play, then slow it down.
root position · F–A♭–C–E♭ · right hand 1-2-3-5
- Notes
- F · A♭ · C · E♭
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
How to play Fm7 on piano
Start on F, count 3 half steps up to A♭, 4 half steps up to C then 3 half steps up to E♭. That's the whole chord: 4 keys.
- Right hand: 1 on F, 2 on A♭, 3 on C and 5 on E♭.
- Left hand: 5 on F, 3 on A♭, 2 on C and 1 on E♭.
- On the keyboard it's white, black, white and black keys, the same pattern as Cm7, so your hand shape carries over.
Fm7 inversions
- root position: F–A♭–C–E♭. RH 1-2-3-5.
- 1st inversion: A♭–C–E♭–F, with A♭ at the bottom. Right hand 1-2-3-5.
- 2nd inversion: C–E♭–F–A♭, with C at the bottom. Fingers 1-2-3-5.
- 3rd inversion: E♭–F–A♭–C, E♭ lowest. RH 1-2-3-5.
Nobody plays every chord in root position. The inversions let Fm7 sit wherever the previous chord left your hand.
Fm7 chord changes
The chords Fm7 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.
- B♭7 (V in E♭ major): Fm7 to B♭7: play B♭7 in 2nd inversion (F–A♭–B♭–D) and F and A♭ stay under the same fingers, while C moves down to B♭ and E♭ down to D. B♭7 on piano
- A♭maj7 (IV in E♭ major): Fm7 to A♭maj7: play A♭maj7 in 3rd inversion (G–A♭–C–E♭) and A♭, C and E♭ stay under the same fingers, while F moves up to G. A♭maj7 on piano
- E♭maj7 (I in E♭ major): Fm7 to E♭maj7: play E♭maj7 in 1st inversion (G–B♭–D–E♭) and E♭ stays under the same finger, while F moves up to G, A♭ up to B♭ and C up to D. E♭maj7 on piano
Fm7 is a minor seventh chord: a minor triad plus a minor seventh. Fm7 is the easy-going minor, common as the ii chord right before a dominant seventh. Play it solid and then broken to hear the difference.
Getting Fm7 under your fingers
Roll the chord up and back down, F, A♭, C, E♭, C, A♭, F, before playing it as a block. Then climb the inversions: F–A♭–C–E♭, then A♭–C–E♭–F, then C–E♭–F–A♭, then E♭–F–A♭–C.
The keys of Fm7
Fm7 is a minor seventh chord, 1–♭3–5–♭7 from F. Root position, from the bottom: how Fm7 is built.
| Note | Key | Fingers | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | white key | RH 1 · LH 5 | root |
| A♭ | black key | RH 2 · LH 3 | minor third |
| C | white key | RH 3 · LH 2 | perfect fifth |
| E♭ | black key | RH 5 · LH 1 | minor seventh |
Keys and progressions with Fm7
In E♭ major, ii–V–I on piano is Fm7 (F–A♭–C–E♭), B♭7 (B♭–D–F–A♭) and E♭maj7 (E♭–G–B♭–D). About the jazz cadence.
Fm7 on guitar and ukulele
The same notes on another instrument: Fm7 on guitar and Fm7 on ukulele. This page puts all three side by side.
Close to Fm7
Other minor seventh chords
Fm7 on piano: questions
What notes are in Fm7 on piano?
F, A♭, C and E♭: F (white key), A♭ (black key), C (white key) and E♭ (black key). Right hand 1-2-3-5, left hand 5-3-2-1.
How do you play Fm7 on piano?
Press F, A♭, C and E♭ together (2 black, 2 white). Right hand: 1 on F, 2 on A♭, 3 on C and 5 on E♭.
What are the inversions of Fm7?
1st inversion (A♭–C–E♭–F), 2nd inversion (C–E♭–F–A♭) and 3rd inversion (E♭–F–A♭–C), after root position (F–A♭–C–E♭). Same notes, a different one at the bottom.
What does Fm7 look like on the keyboard?
white, black, white and black keys, the same pattern as Cm7, so one hand shape covers all of them.
Shapes and sound are generated from the notes F, A♭, C and E♭ and tested automatically. Updated September 2026.