Minor 12-Bar · Blues

Fm7 · Fm7 · Fm7 · Fm7 · Bbm7 · Bbm7 · Fm7 · Fm7 · C7 · Bbm7 · Fm7 · C7

i7 · iv7 · V7 in the key of F

The Thrill Is Gone country — same twelve bars, all the lights turned down.

Four bars of minor 12-bar in the key of F, written i7 · iv7 · V7 and played let it ring over a half-time groove at around 84 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play (and slow it down) without an account.

Chord diagrams for Fm7, Fm7, Fm7, Fm7, Bbm7, Bbm7, Fm7, Fm7, C7, Bbm7, Fm7, C7 (i7 · iv7 · V7 in F)

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How it should feel

Strum: Let it ring
Groove: Half-time
Tempo: 84 bpm
Key: F
Voicings: Sparkle

Small, bright voicings high on the top strings — the second-guitar part.

The shapes

Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.

Chord	E	A	D	G	B	e
Fm7	×	×	10	10	9	11
Fm7	×	×	10	10	9	11
Fm7	×	×	10	10	9	11
Fm7	×	×	10	10	9	11
Bbm7	×	×	8	10	9	9
Bbm7	×	×	8	10	9	9
Fm7	×	×	10	10	9	11
Fm7	×	×	10	10	9	11
C7	×	×	10	12	11	12
Bbm7	×	×	8	10	9	9
Fm7	×	×	10	10	9	11
C7	×	×	10	12	11	12

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Posted Oct 16, 2026. Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.