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Fmaj7 F major seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 3 + Dmaj7 How to play Fmaj7 Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the D string. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the G string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the B string. Let ring open: high E string. Don't play: low E string, A string. ‹ Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets xx3210 3 2 1 E A D G B E Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets xx3210 3 2 1 E B G D A E xx3210 · Fmaj7 shape
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 132211 1 4 2 3 E A D G B E
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 132211 1 4 2 3 E B G D A E
132211 · Emaj7 shape
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 102210 1 3 4 2 E A D G B E
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 102210 1 3 4 2 E B G D A E
102210
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets xx3555 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets xx3555 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E xx3555 · Dmaj7 shape
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 103210 1 4 3 2 E A D G B E
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 103210 1 4 3 2 E B G D A E
103210
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 132210 1 4 2 3 E A D G B E
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 132210 1 4 2 3 E B G D A E
132210
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 133210 4 1 3 2 E A D G B E
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 133210 4 1 3 2 E B G D A E
133210
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 102211 4 1 2 3 E A D G B E
Fmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 102211 4 1 2 3 E B G D A E
102211
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Chords that go with Fmaj7 The other chords of F major, the key where Fmaj7 is home (Imaj7). Songs in this key move between them.
F I F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Gm ii Gm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Am iii Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. B♭ IV B♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. C V C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Dm vi Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Fmaj7.
3 fret Dmaj7 Strings 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 5 fret Cmaj7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open. Cmaj7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Fmaj7 chord F 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.
Fmaj7 belongs to C major (IVmaj7), F major (Imaj7), A minor (VImaj7), D minor (IIImaj7).
