Home F chords for guitar Fm/D Guitar Chord

Fm/D Guitar Chord

A chord with a sad, melancholic character. Differs from major by its lowered third. Used across all genres for emotional expression — from ballads through rock to jazz. This is a slash chord — the bass note is D instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–X–0–1–1–1

How to play the Fm/D chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–0–1–1–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for Fm/D chord

Other names: F minor, F min, F-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: F minor chord

Intervals and tones in Fm/D chord

Note Interval
F Root
Ab Minor 3rd
C Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–X–0–1–1–1
Fret 4
X–X–0–5–6–4
Fret 8
X–X–0–10–9–8
Fret 10
10–11–10–10–13–13