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Guitar chord

F♯maj7F sharp major seventh

  • F♯1
  • A♯3
  • C♯5
  • E♯7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
1 + Fmaj7

How to play F♯maj7

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the low E string to the high E string at the 2th fret, a barre.
  2. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the A string.
  3. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the D string.
  4. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the G string.
  1. F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 2433221423EADGBE
    F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 2433221423EBGDAE

    243322 · Emaj7 shape

  2. F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx43214321EADGBE
    F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx43214321EBGDAE

    xx4321 · Fmaj7 shape

  3. F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets xx46664fr1234EADGBE
    F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets xx46664fr1234EBGDAE

    xx4666 · Dmaj7 shape

  4. F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 2133211423EADGBE
    F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 2133211423EBGDAE

    213321

  5. F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x986666fr143EADGBE
    F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x986666fr143EBGDAE

    x98666 · Cmaj7 shape

  6. F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 2443x14231EADGBE
    F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 2443x14231EBGDAE

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  7. F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 2133x24213EADGBE
    F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 2133x24213EBGDAE

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  8. F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets xx43663fr2134EADGBE
    F♯maj7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets xx43663fr2134EBGDAE

    xx4366

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Chords that go with F♯maj7

The other chords of F sharp major, the key where F♯maj7 is home (Imaj7). Songs in this key move between them.

Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as F♯maj7.

  • 1fretFmaj7Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, open.Fmaj7 shape
  • 4fretDmaj7Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 1. Barre at fret 2.Dmaj7 shape
  • 6fretCmaj7Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open.Cmaj7 shape

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the F♯maj7 chord

F sharp major seventh is built from 4 notes: F♯ (1), A♯ (3), C♯ (5), E♯ (7). The lowest note you play should be the root, F♯, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

F♯maj7 belongs to D flat major (IVmaj7), F sharp major (Imaj7), B flat minor (VImaj7), E flat minor (IIImaj7).

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