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F minor guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 44 playable shapes
About the chord
F minor guitar chord
The F minor minor chord, composed of the root (F minor), minor third A♭, and perfect fifth C, evokes a melancholic or introspective emotion. The lowered third A♭ gives it a somber, contemplative quality, contrasting with the major chord’s brightness, and is often used to express depth and emotional complexity.
Root note: F
Quality: minor
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 44
Chord tones
FA♭C
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
F Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
A♭ Minor Third ♭3
This note supplies the minor color and gives the chord its darker emotional pull.
C Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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