F♯ minor 7 chord on piano

The F sharp minor 7 chord (F♯m7) is F♯, A, C♯ and E. Here it is on the keyboard, with the fingers to use, every inversion and how it fits into keys.

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F♯m7, minor seventh chord

F♯, A, C♯ and E

F♯ minor 7 chord on a piano keyboard: F♯, A, C♯ and E, starting from middle C upwardC4AC5EF♯C♯
Root
F♯
Minor third
A
Perfect fifth
C♯
Minor seventh
E

Formula

1 ♭3 5 ♭7 (3, 7, 10 half steps above F♯)

Fingering in root position

F♯m7 root position: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesF♯AC♯E
Right hand1235
Left hand5321

F♯ minor 7 inversions

F♯ minor 7 has 3 inversions. Each one keeps the same notes and puts a different one at the bottom, so your hand can stay close to the chord before or after it.

F♯m7

Root position

F♯ minor 7, root position, on the piano: F♯, A, C♯ and E from the bottom upC4AC5EF♯C♯
F♯m7 root position: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesF♯AC♯E
Right hand1235
Left hand5321

F♯m7/A

First inversion

F♯ minor 7, first inversion, on the piano: A, C♯, E and F♯ from the bottom upC4AC5EC♯F♯
F♯m7/A first inversion: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesAC♯EF♯
Right hand1245
Left hand5321

F♯m7/C♯

Second inversion

F♯ minor 7, second inversion, on the piano: C♯, E, F♯ and A from the bottom upC4EAC5C♯F♯
F♯m7/C♯ second inversion: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesC♯EF♯A
Right hand1235
Left hand5321

F♯m7/E

Third inversion

F♯ minor 7, third inversion, on the piano: E, F♯, A and C♯ from the bottom upC4EAC5F♯C♯
F♯m7/E third inversion: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesEF♯AC♯
Right hand1235
Left hand5421

Keys with F♯ minor 7

Roman numerals give a chord's place in a key: capitals for major chords, small letters for minor, ° for diminished. F♯ minor 7 appears as:

  • i7 in F♯ minor
  • vi7 in A major
  • ii7 in E major
  • iii7 in D major
  • iv7 in C♯ minor
  • v7 in B minor

How F♯ minor 7 is built

F♯ is the root, A the minor third, C♯ the perfect fifth and E the minor seventh.

A minor seventh chord is a minor chord plus the minor seventh, 10 half steps above the root. F♯ minor 7 uses the same keys as A6.

Every chord takes every other letter of the alphabet, so the letters of F♯ minor 7 are F, A, C, E. That is why it is spelled F♯, A, C♯ and E.

Find F♯ minor 7 yourself

Without looking at the diagrams, find the chord on the keyboard, then each inversion. Saying the notes out loud as you tap them helps them stick.

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Tap the notes of F♯ minor 7, in any octave and any order.

CDEFGABCDEFGAB

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Questions

What notes are in the F♯ minor 7 chord?

F♯ minor 7 (F♯m7) has four notes: F♯, A, C♯ and E. F♯ is the root, A the minor third, C♯ the perfect fifth and E the minor seventh.

What fingers do you use for F♯ minor 7 on piano?

In root position, play F♯, A, C♯ and E with right hand fingers 1, 2, 3 and 5 (thumb, index finger, middle finger and little finger) and left hand fingers 5, 3, 2 and 1. The fingers change a little in each inversion; every inversion on this page shows its own.

What are the inversions of F♯ minor 7?

F♯ minor 7 has 3 inversions, one for each note other than the root at the bottom. First inversion (F♯m7/A): A, C♯, E and F♯. Second inversion (F♯m7/C♯): C♯, E, F♯ and A. Third inversion (F♯m7/E): E, F♯, A and C♯.

What key is F♯ minor 7 in?

F♯ minor 7 is i7 in F♯ minor, its home key. It also appears as vi7 in A major, ii7 in E major, iii7 in D major, iv7 in C♯ minor and v7 in B minor.

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