Also A♭6

Fm7 (F minor 7th): F A♭ C E♭. Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. Also A♭6. A minor triad with a minor 7th: mellow, the ii chord of the ii–V–I and the sound of modal and funk vamps.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of35

Scales that contain it34

Extensions1

Inversions4

  • Fm77

    Root position · F A♭ C E♭

  • Fm7/A♭6/5

    1st inversion · A♭ C E♭ F

  • Fm7/C4/3

    2nd inversion · C E♭ F A♭

  • Fm7/E♭4/2

    3rd inversion · E♭ F A♭ C

Relatives13

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it7

Songs that use it4

Cadences1

Cadences it takes part in

Where it goes13

One small move away12

Its dominant1