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F sharp minor major seventh (F#m(7M)) chord on ukulele

Notes
F♯AC♯E♯
Formula
1♭357

How to play F#m(7M) on ukulele

  1. Shape 1 · fret 2

    no 5th (C♯)

    F#m(7M) chord on ukulele, shape 1: from fret 2, notes F#, A, E#

  2. Shape 2 · fret 5

    F#m(7M) chord on ukulele, shape 2: from fret 5, notes F#, A, C#, E#

  3. Shape 3 · fret 9 · barre

    F#m(7M) chord on ukulele, shape 3: barre at fret 9, notes F#, A, C#, E#

  4. Shape 4 · fret 2

    F#m(7M) chord on ukulele, shape 4: from fret 2, notes F#, A, C#, E#

  5. Shape 5 · fret 5

    no 5th (C♯)

    F#m(7M) chord on ukulele, shape 5: from fret 5, notes F#, A, E#

  6. Shape 6 · fret 8

    F#m(7M) chord on ukulele, shape 6: from fret 8, notes F#, A, C#, E#

Some shapes leave out: 5th (C♯). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (F sharp).

F#m(7M) inversions on ukulele

The same F#m(7M) with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (A) in the bass1st inversion · F#m(7M)/A

    F sharp minor major seventh, F#m(7M)/A, 10-9-9-9F♯m(7M)/A9211E♯AC♯F♯metronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (A) in the bass1st inversion · F#m(7M)/A

    F sharp minor major seventh, F#m(7M)/A, 11-9-9-8F♯m(7M)/A84231F♯AC♯E♯metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (C♯) in the bass2nd inversion · F#m(7M)/C#

    F sharp minor major seventh, F#m(7M)/C#, 11-13-13-12F♯m(7M)/C♯111342F♯C♯E♯Ametronotuner.com

  4. 5th (C♯) in the bass2nd inversion · F#m(7M)/C#

    F sharp minor major seventh, F#m(7M)/C#, 10-13-14-12F♯m(7M)/C♯101342E♯C♯F♯Ametronotuner.com

  5. 7th (E♯) in the bass3rd inversion · F#m(7M)/E#

    F sharp minor major seventh, F#m(7M)/E#, 2520F♯m(7M)/E♯2142AE♯F♯Ametronotuner.com

  6. 7th (E♯) in the bass3rd inversion · F#m(7M)/E#

    F sharp minor major seventh, F#m(7M)/E#, 6559F♯m(7M)/E♯53124C♯E♯AF♯metronotuner.com

About the minor major seventh chord

A minor chord with a major seventh: tense and mysterious, the spy-movie cliché. It often shows up in a chromatic descent over the minor chord (Am → Am(maj7) → Am7 → Am6), widely used in ballads.

Notes and intervals of F#m(7M)

F#m(7M) (F sharp minor major seventh) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • F♯ · 1 · root
  • A · ♭3 · minor third
  • C♯ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • E♯ · 7 · major seventh

Other F sharp chords

Minor major seventh: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the F#m(7M) chord on ukulele?

F#m(7M) (F sharp minor major seventh) has 6 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in F#m(7M)?

The notes of F#m(7M) are F♯, A, C♯, E♯. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major seventh.

What does F#m(7M) mean?

F#m(7M) is the chord symbol for F sharp minor major seventh. A minor chord with a major seventh: tense and mysterious, the spy-movie cliché. It often shows up in a chromatic descent over the minor chord (Am → Am(maj7) → Am7 → Am6), widely used in ballads.

Can I play F#m(7M) on other instruments?

Yes. F#m(7M) also has a page on guitar, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

F#m(7M) on other instruments

All ukulele chords