F#m7 is a minor seventh, spelled F#, A, C# and E. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 202220, which sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 2 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.
Notes and intervals
Note
F#
A
C#
E
Interval
1P
3m
5P
7m
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.
202220sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 2 strings ring open007670sits at fret 6, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring openxx4655sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings007675sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring openx97979sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and mutes 1 stringx91111100sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string001111100sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open1401414140sits at fret 14, needs no stretch at all and lets 2 strings ring open1401114140sits at fret 11, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open14121414xxsits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings242220sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open242222sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 2
Keys F#m7 belongs to
F#m7 is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.