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F♯maj7 (also written G♭maj7) is a major seventh chord made of 4 notes: F♯, A♯, C♯, E♯. It sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful, and you hear it in ballads, bossa nova, neo-soul and lo-fi. It is the I chord of F♯ major and turns up in 3 other keys.
The library above opens on F♯maj7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from F♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| A♯ | 3 | major third | 4 |
| C♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| E♯ | 7 | major seventh | 11 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, G♭maj7 is G♭, B♭, D♭, F: the same sounds under different names.
2x332xx9(11)(10)(11)9213xxxxx4666x98(10)xxxxx(11)(11)(13)The fret 4 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 9th fret (x9(11)(10)(11)9): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
F♯maj7 belongs to 4 keys: IV in D♭ major, I in F♯ major, III in E♭ minor, VI in B♭ minor. In F♯ major, try I–V–vi–IV: F♯maj7 – C♯ – D♯m – B.
F♯, A♯, C♯, E♯: the root, major third, fifth, major seventh.
Fret 4: xx4666 (low string first), rated Easy.
F♯maj7 has E♯ where F♯7 has E. F♯maj7 sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful; F♯7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.