Fm is a minor, spelled F, Ab and C. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 333111, which sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.
Notes and intervals
Note
F
Ab
C
Interval
1P
3m
5P
12 ways to play it
Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.
333111sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1333564sits at fret 3 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3x8101098sits at fret 8, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 stringxx656xsits at fret 5, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 stringsxx6564sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings151515131313sits at fret 13 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1310111010xxsits at fret 10, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 10 and mutes 2 stringsxx10109xsits at fret 9, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 stringsx861068sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string15111513xxsits at fret 11, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings33311xsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 stringxx3111sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 2 strings
Keys Fm belongs to
Fm is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.