Arpeggio · Fm7 · Guitar
The Fm7 arpeggio is F – A♭ – C – E♭ — chord tones 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. Fm7 is the ii chord in a major ii–V–I, and minor-key tonics; its sound is soft, warm, unresolved. Below, every F, A♭, C, E♭ on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 1. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from F |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | A♭ | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| 5 | C | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| ♭7 | E♭ | minor 7th (10 semitones) |
Goes with: F Dorian (F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭). Voicings: Fm7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
F – A♭ – C – E♭. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
Fm7 is the ii chord in a major ii–V–I, and minor-key tonics. Its character is soft, warm, unresolved.
F Dorian (F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root F on the low E string at fret 1 and play E-string fret 1, E-string fret 4, A-string fret 3, D-string fret 1, D-string fret 3. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the the ii chord in a major ii–V–I.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Minor 7th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from F