F# m7 Chord on Mountain Dulcimer

The F# m7 chord is a minor seventh — a smooth, mellow staple of jazz, soul, and funk. It is built from the notes F#, A, C#, E. This page shows how to play F# m7 on Mountain Dulcimer with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The A string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1 over a 2-fret stretch. F# falls on the D string. It sounds from F#3 up to E4.

Mountain Dulcimer is tuned D–A–D, with frets 1 to 17 laid out diatonically plus the 6+ and 13+ frets — D#, F and A# sound nowhere on it. Only the chords and notes its diatonic frets reach are charted, and the 6+ fret (between 6 and 7) counts as a fret of its own.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F# or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.