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F major seventh · Open position
Fmaj7 guitar chord
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How to play Fmaj7 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret. Let the high E string ring open. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
From the low E string x x 3 2 1 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Fmaj7?
Fmaj7, F major seventh, is F, A, C and E: the root (F), the major third (A), the perfect fifth (C) and the major seventh (E). Its formula is 1 3 5 7.
Are Fmaj7 and F7 the same?
No. Fmaj7 has the major seventh, E, a half step below the root; F7 has the minor seventh, E♭. Fmaj7 sounds calm and open, the sound of jazz ballads and bossa nova; F7 sounds like it has somewhere to go.
Can I play F instead of Fmaj7?
Yes. Fmaj7 is F with E added, so F does the same job with a plainer sound.
Keys with Fmaj7
Fmaj7 is the IVmaj7 chord in C major, the Imaj7 chord in F major, the IIImaj7 chord in D minor and the VImaj7 chord in A minor.
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