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Fmaj7 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 Fmaj7 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.
xx32101x221xx8(10)9(10)81022xx103210xx3555The open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 8th fret (x8(10)9(10)8): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Fmaj7 belongs to 4 keys: IV in C major, I in F major, III in D minor, VI in A minor. In F major, try I–V–vi–IV: Fmaj7 – C – Dm – B♭.
F, A, C, E: the root, major third, fifth, major seventh.
Open position: xx3210 (low string first), rated Beginner.
Fmaj7 has E where F7 has E♭. Fmaj7 sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful; F7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.