The root 6 Fm7 barre chord is played by barring the 1st fret. It is just like the root 6 F minor chord, but without the 4th finger. The first finger (barre) is responsible for 5 notes of this chord, which makes it a difficult barre chord to get a perfectly clear sound. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the F minor 7 root 6 barre chord.
How to play the Fm7 root 6 barre chord shape
- Barre all six strings of the 1st fret.
- Place your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the 5th string.
- Strum all six strings.
F minor 7 (root 6 barre chord shape) info
- This shape is the root 6 barre chord for Fm7.
- It contains the notes (from the 6th string down) F, C, Eb, Ab, C and F.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, b7, b3, 5 and 1 in the key of F.
- It is a minor 7 chord.