{"id":11735,"date":"2023-02-03T08:04:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/?p=11735"},"modified":"2023-03-09T16:23:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T00:23:20","slug":"f-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/f-chords\/","title":{"rendered":"Chords in the Key of F"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Click on the chord symbol for a diagram and explanation of each chord type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><a href=\"#fmaj\">F<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#fm\">Fm<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#fsus2\">Fsus2<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#fsus4\">Fsus4<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#fmaj7\">Fmaj7<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#fm7\">Fm7<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#f7\">F7<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#fdim7\">Fdim7<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#fm7b6\">Fm7\u266d5<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"fmaj\" style=\"color:#f61a30\"><strong> F MAJOR TRIAD<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Chord Symbol: <strong>F<\/strong> or <strong>Fmaj<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The F major triad consists of a root (F), third (A), and fifth (C). The distance between the root and the third is a major third interval (or four half-steps), and the distance between the third and fifth is a minor third interval (or three half-steps). Major triads have a &#8220;happy&#8221; sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Root Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094029\/F-Major-Root-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Diagram of F major triad in root position with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094029\/F-Major-Root-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094029\/F-Major-Root-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094029\/F-Major-Root-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094029\/F-Major-Root-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094029\/F-Major-Root-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>1st Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094107\/F-Major-1st-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Diagram of F major triad in 1st inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094107\/F-Major-1st-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094107\/F-Major-1st-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094107\/F-Major-1st-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094107\/F-Major-1st-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094107\/F-Major-1st-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>2nd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094250\/F-Major-2nd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Diagram of F major triad in 2nd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094250\/F-Major-2nd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094250\/F-Major-2nd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094250\/F-Major-2nd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094250\/F-Major-2nd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09094250\/F-Major-2nd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"fm\" style=\"color:#f61a30\"><strong>F MINOR TRIAD<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Chord Symbol: <strong>Fm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The F minor triad consists of a root (F), third (A\u266d), and fifth (C). The distance between the root and the third is a minor third interval (or three half-steps), and the distance between the third and the fifth is a major third interval (or four half-steps). Minor triads have a &#8220;sad&#8221; sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Root Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100552\/F-Minor-Root-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Diagram of F minor triad in root position with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100552\/F-Minor-Root-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100552\/F-Minor-Root-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100552\/F-Minor-Root-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100552\/F-Minor-Root-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100552\/F-Minor-Root-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>1st Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100815\/F-Minor-1st-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Diagram of F minor triad in 1st inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100815\/F-Minor-1st-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100815\/F-Minor-1st-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100815\/F-Minor-1st-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100815\/F-Minor-1st-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100815\/F-Minor-1st-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>2nd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100838\/F-Minor-2nd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Diagram of F minor triad in 2nd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100838\/F-Minor-2nd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100838\/F-Minor-2nd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100838\/F-Minor-2nd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100838\/F-Minor-2nd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09100838\/F-Minor-2nd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"fsus2\" style=\"color:#f61a30\"><strong>F SUSPENDED 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Chord Symbol: <strong>Fsus2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Fsus2 chord, the third of the F major or minor chord (A or A\u266d) is replaced (&#8220;suspended&#8221;) with the second note (G) of the F major scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Root Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09102825\/Fsus2-Root-1-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F sus 2 triad in root position with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09102825\/Fsus2-Root-1-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09102825\/Fsus2-Root-1-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09102825\/Fsus2-Root-1-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09102825\/Fsus2-Root-1-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09102825\/Fsus2-Root-1-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"fsus4\" style=\"color:#f61a30\"><strong>F SUSPENDED 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Chord Symbol: <strong>Fsus<\/strong>4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Fsus4 chord, the third of the F major or minor chord (A or A\u266d) is replaced (&#8220;suspended&#8221;) with the fourth note (B\u266d) of the F major scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Root Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09104354\/Fsus4-Root-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F sus 4 triad in root position with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09104354\/Fsus4-Root-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09104354\/Fsus4-Root-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09104354\/Fsus4-Root-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09104354\/Fsus4-Root-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09104354\/Fsus4-Root-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"fmaj7\" style=\"color:#f61a30\"><strong>F MAJOR 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Chord Symbol: <strong>Fmaj7<\/strong> or <strong>F\u03947<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major 7 chord is a major triad with an added seventh. The distance between the root and the seventh is a major 7th interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Root Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09105823\/F-Major-7-Root-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F major 7 in root position with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09105823\/F-Major-7-Root-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09105823\/F-Major-7-Root-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09105823\/F-Major-7-Root-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09105823\/F-Major-7-Root-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09105823\/F-Major-7-Root-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>1st Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110036\/F-Major-7-1st-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F major 7 in 1st inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110036\/F-Major-7-1st-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110036\/F-Major-7-1st-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110036\/F-Major-7-1st-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110036\/F-Major-7-1st-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110036\/F-Major-7-1st-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>2nd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110321\/F-Major-7-2nd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F major 7 chord in 2nd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110321\/F-Major-7-2nd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110321\/F-Major-7-2nd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110321\/F-Major-7-2nd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110321\/F-Major-7-2nd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110321\/F-Major-7-2nd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>3rd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110340\/F-Major-7-3rd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F major 7 in 3rd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110340\/F-Major-7-3rd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110340\/F-Major-7-3rd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110340\/F-Major-7-3rd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110340\/F-Major-7-3rd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09110340\/F-Major-7-3rd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"fm7\" style=\"color:#f61a30\"><strong>F MINOR 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Chord Symbol: <strong>Fm7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A minor 7 chord is a minor triad with an added seventh. The distance between the root and the seventh is a minor 7th interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Root Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09114928\/F-Minor-7-Root-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F minor 7 chord in root position with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09114928\/F-Minor-7-Root-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09114928\/F-Minor-7-Root-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09114928\/F-Minor-7-Root-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09114928\/F-Minor-7-Root-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09114928\/F-Minor-7-Root-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>1st Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09115458\/F-Minor-7-1st-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F minor 7 in 1st inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09115458\/F-Minor-7-1st-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09115458\/F-Minor-7-1st-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09115458\/F-Minor-7-1st-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09115458\/F-Minor-7-1st-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09115458\/F-Minor-7-1st-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>2nd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09120548\/F-Minor-7-2nd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F minor 7 in 2nd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09120548\/F-Minor-7-2nd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09120548\/F-Minor-7-2nd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09120548\/F-Minor-7-2nd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09120548\/F-Minor-7-2nd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09120548\/F-Minor-7-2nd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>3rd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09121725\/F-Minor-7-3rd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F minor 7 in 3rd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09121725\/F-Minor-7-3rd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09121725\/F-Minor-7-3rd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09121725\/F-Minor-7-3rd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09121725\/F-Minor-7-3rd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09121725\/F-Minor-7-3rd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"f7\" style=\"color:#f61a30\"><strong>F DOMINANT 7TH<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Chord Symbol: <strong>F7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A dominant 7th chord is a major triad with an added seventh, where the distance between the root and the seventh is a minor 7th interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also think of dominant 7th chords as being built on the fifth note of a major scale and following that scale&#8217;s key signature. For example, F7 is built on F, the fifth note of B-flat major, and follows B-flat major&#8217;s key signature (B\u266d, E\u266d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Root Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123352\/F7-Root-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F dominant 7th chord in root position with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123352\/F7-Root-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123352\/F7-Root-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123352\/F7-Root-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123352\/F7-Root-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123352\/F7-Root-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>1st Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123544\/F7-1st-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F dominant 7th chord in 1st inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123544\/F7-1st-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123544\/F7-1st-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123544\/F7-1st-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123544\/F7-1st-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123544\/F7-1st-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>2nd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123956\/F7-2nd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F dominant 7th chord in 2nd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123956\/F7-2nd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123956\/F7-2nd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123956\/F7-2nd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123956\/F7-2nd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09123956\/F7-2nd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>3rd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09124145\/F7-3rd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F dominant 7th chord in 3rd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09124145\/F7-3rd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09124145\/F7-3rd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09124145\/F7-3rd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09124145\/F7-3rd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09124145\/F7-3rd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"fdim7\" style=\"color:#f61a30\"><strong>F DIMINISHED 7TH<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Chord Symbol: <strong>Fdim7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A diminished 7th chord is a four-note-chord where each note is a minor third apart. You can think of diminished 7th chords as a \u201cstack of minor thirds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Root Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155458\/F-Diminished-7-Root-2-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F diminished 7th chord in root position with keys highlighted in red and labelled.\" class=\"wp-image-12217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155458\/F-Diminished-7-Root-2-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155458\/F-Diminished-7-Root-2-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155458\/F-Diminished-7-Root-2-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155458\/F-Diminished-7-Root-2-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155458\/F-Diminished-7-Root-2-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>1st Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155503\/F-Diminished-7-1st-1-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F diminished 7th chord in 1st inversion with keys highlighted in red and labelled.\" class=\"wp-image-12218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155503\/F-Diminished-7-1st-1-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155503\/F-Diminished-7-1st-1-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155503\/F-Diminished-7-1st-1-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155503\/F-Diminished-7-1st-1-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155503\/F-Diminished-7-1st-1-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>2nd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155508\/F-Diminished-7-2nd-1-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F diminished 7th chord in 2nd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labelled.\" class=\"wp-image-12219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155508\/F-Diminished-7-2nd-1-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155508\/F-Diminished-7-2nd-1-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155508\/F-Diminished-7-2nd-1-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155508\/F-Diminished-7-2nd-1-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155508\/F-Diminished-7-2nd-1-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>3rd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155512\/F-Diminished-7-3rd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F diminished 7th chord in 3rd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labelled.\" class=\"wp-image-12220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155512\/F-Diminished-7-3rd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155512\/F-Diminished-7-3rd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155512\/F-Diminished-7-3rd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155512\/F-Diminished-7-3rd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23155512\/F-Diminished-7-3rd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"fm7b5\" style=\"color:#f61a30\"><strong>F HALF-DIMINISHED 7TH<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Chord Symbol: <strong>Fm7<strong>\u266d<\/strong>5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The half-diminished chord is also called the &#8220;minor seven flat five&#8221; chord. It is a minor 7th chord where the fifth is lowered by a half-step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Root Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135824\/Fm7b5-Root-copy-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F minor 7 flat 5 chord in root position with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135824\/Fm7b5-Root-copy-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135824\/Fm7b5-Root-copy-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135824\/Fm7b5-Root-copy-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135824\/Fm7b5-Root-copy-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135824\/Fm7b5-Root-copy-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>1st Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135904\/Fm7b5-1st-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F minor 7 flat 5 chord in 1st inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135904\/Fm7b5-1st-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135904\/Fm7b5-1st-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135904\/Fm7b5-1st-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135904\/Fm7b5-1st-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135904\/Fm7b5-1st-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>2nd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135939\/Fm7b5-2nd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F minor 7 flat 5 chord in 2nd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135939\/Fm7b5-2nd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135939\/Fm7b5-2nd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135939\/Fm7b5-2nd-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135939\/Fm7b5-2nd-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09135939\/Fm7b5-2nd-2048x520.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>3rd Inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09140002\/Fm7b5-3rd-1024x260.png\" alt=\"Keyboard diagram of an F minor 7 flat 5 chord in 3rd inversion with keys highlighted in red and labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-11768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09140002\/Fm7b5-3rd-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09140002\/Fm7b5-3rd-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09140002\/Fm7b5-3rd-768x195.png 768w, 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