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F# Minor 7 (F#m7) Chord Guitar

The open E-minor-7 shape barred at the 2nd fret — dark, mellow and moveable.

The open Em7 shape barred at the 2nd fret — the index finger becomes a new nut.
Every note is fretted, giving it a smooth, mellow warmth with no open strings.
A moveable barre shape, like the other sharp minors C#m and G#m.
The vi chord in the key of A major — and the true pitch behind Wonderwall's capo-2 Em7.

Root3rd5th7th

Index finger barres all six strings at the 2nd fret

Root

EBass6th string

Fret2

Finger1 index

5th

A5th string

Fret4

Finger3 ring

7th

D4th string

Fret2

Finger1 index

3rd

G3rd string

Fret2

Finger1 index

7th

B2nd string

Fret5

Finger4 pinky

Root

e1st string

Fret2

Finger1 index

NotesF# – C# – E – A

Formula1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7

Voicing242252

TonesF#×2·A×1·C#×1·E×2

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Questions about F# Minor 7 (F#m7)

What notes are in a F# Minor 7 (F#m7) chord?

A F# Minor 7 (F#m7) chord contains the notes F#, C#, E, A. It is built from the minor 7th formula 1 - ♭3 - 5 - ♭7, with F# as the root.

Why does Wonderwall's "Em7" actually sound like F#m7?

Guitarists play Wonderwall with a capo on the 2nd fret, fingering the easy open Em7 shape. The capo raises every note a whole step, so the shape that looks like Em7 sounds as F#m7 — its real pitch. On piano or bass, with no capo, you play F#m7 directly.

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F# Minor 7 (F#m7) Chord Guitar

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Questions about F# Minor 7 (F#m7)

What notes are in a F# Minor 7 (F#m7) chord?

Why does Wonderwall's "Em7" actually sound like F#m7?

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