Fmaj7 chord on guitar

Fmaj7 is the F major 7 chord. Its notes are F, A, C and E. An open, reflective color. The major seventh sits a semitone below the root.

How to play Fmaj7

Open shape

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Barre chord

fret 1, E shape

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Barre chord

fret 8, A shape

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Barre tip: the long bar marked BARRE means one finger presses several strings at once. Lay it flat just behind the fret, press with the bony outer edge rather than the soft middle, and keep your thumb behind the neck. Pick each string one at a time and nudge the finger until none of them buzz.

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in Fmaj7

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
Also written: Fmaj7, FM7, FΔ7
Chord type: Major 7

Keys that use Fmaj7

Fmaj7 is the Imaj7 chord in F major and the IVmaj7 chord in C major. That makes it a natural fit in songs written in those keys.

Fmaj7 notes across the neck

Every F, A, C and E on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, F. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

Related chords

Other F chords

F Fm F7 Fmaj7 Fm7 F5 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 F6 Fm6 Faug Fdim Fdim7 Fm7♭5 F9 Fmaj9 Fm9 Fmmaj7 F7♭5 F7♯5 F7♭9 F7♯9

Other major 7 chords

Cmaj7 C♯maj7 Dmaj7 E♭maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F♯maj7 Gmaj7 A♭maj7 Amaj7 B♭maj7 Bmaj7

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