Fmaj7 F major seventh chord
- Notes
- F A C E
- Formula
- 1 3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 11 above the root
- Other symbols
- FM7, FΔ7
F to A is a major third (4 semitones), A to C is a minor third (3 semitones), C to E is a major third (4 semitones). A major triad plus the note a half step below the root (E). It has no tritone, so it sounds settled and soft rather than restless like F7.
Fmaj7 on the piano
Root position from F4: F4, A4, C5, E5. Middle C is C4.
Fmaj7 on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has F as its lowest note.
1 x 2 2 1 x (low E to high e)
Sounds F2 E3 A3 C4
x 8 10 9 10 8 (low E to high e)
Sounds F3 C4 E4 A4 C5
The barre shapes are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play major seventh chords on other roots.
Inversions of Fmaj7
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | F A C E | Fmaj7 | |
| 1st inversion | A C E F | Fmaj7/A | |
| 2nd inversion | C E F A | Fmaj7/C | |
| 3rd inversion | E F A C | F/E (also read as Fmaj7/E) |