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Fm/E 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 E instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 0–3–3–1–1–1

How to play the Fm/E chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–3–3–1–1–1 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) Open
5th string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · pinky
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the Fm/E chord

Other names: F minor, Fmin, F-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: F minor chord

Notes and intervals in the Fm/E chord

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

All variations

Open
0–3–3–1–1–1
Open
0–3–3–1–1–4
Open
X–X–2–1–1–1
Fret 3
0–3–3–5–6–4

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys