F minor triad for guitar (Fm)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the F minor triad (Fm) on the guitar fretboard: F · G# · C.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
Toggle individual strings
Frets15
1224
Chord
Fm
FG#C
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
F
Root
· R
G#
Third
· ♭3
C
Fifth
· 5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 9
1st inversion
fret 2
2nd inversion
fret 5
F minor
The F minor triad is made up of three notes: F · G# · C.
It has a darker, more melancholic sound than the major triad. It's the anchor chord of ballads, rock, and countless progressions written in a minor key.