Fmaj7 chord on guitar
F major 7th
Fmaj7 is a major 7th chord with four notes: F, A, C and E. Learn it first as an open shape: one open string and three fingers on the frets. Below: where each finger goes, which strings to skip and two more ways to play it.
Strum it and Lark tells you if it is right. The chord detector is free and listens through your mic.
How to play it
- Index on the B string, fret 1
- Middle on the G string, fret 2
- Ring on the D string, fret 3
The number in each note head is the finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky.
Strings to skip
Skip the low E and A strings and strum from the D string down.
- Shape
- Open shape
- Fingers
- Threeindex, middle and ring
- Strings played
- FourD, G, B and high e
- Open strings
- Onethe high e string
- Lowest note
- F3the root, on the D string
- Frets
- x x 3 2 1 0low E to high e, x means skip it
The notes in Fmaj7
- Froot
- Amajor third
- Cperfect fifth
- Emajor seventh
A major 7th chord is a major chord with a major seventh added, one fret below the root an octave up. A is the major third, four frets above the root. C is the perfect fifth, seven frets above the root. E is the major seventh, eleven frets above the root.
String by string
- high e string: E4major seventh
- B string: C4perfect fifth
- G string: A3major third
- D string: F3root
- A string: not played
- low E string: not played
Every note of Fmaj7 is in this shape.
Other ways to play it
- At fret 11 x 2 2 1 xRoot on the low E string.
- Barre at fret 8x 8 10 9 10 8Root on the A string.
Related chords
All 111 chords in the chartStrum it and Lark tells you if it is right.
Open the chord detector, play Fmaj7 and Lark names the chord it hears, with the notes in it. In the app, the chord book has all 111 chords, string by string.