F minor seventh ukulele chord (Fm7)

The minor seventh chord adds a minor seventh to the minor chord. Softer than a plain minor chord, it is everywhere in jazz, funk, soul and pop.

Positions and fingerings

× muted string · o open string · numbers: fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky) · strings from the 4th (left) to the 1st

Chord notes

NoteInterval
Froot
A♭ (A flat)minor third
Cperfect fifth
E♭ (E flat)minor seventh

Formula: 1 – b3 – 5 – b7 · F – A♭ – C – E♭

A progression with this chord

  1. Fm7ii7
  2. B♭7V7
  3. E♭maj7Imaj7

The minor seventh chord as the ii in a ii – V – I, the cornerstone of jazz harmony.

Other F chords

The same chord on other roots