1 3 2 2 1 1
Fmaj7
Notes: F · A · C · E
Triads
Suspended
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Extensions
Common shapes (4)
x x 3 5 5 5
x 8 7 5 5 5
x 8 10 9 10 8
Other shapes (25)
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1 0 2 2 1 0
1 0 3 2 1 0
x x 3 2 5 0
1 3 2 2 x x
1 0 2 x 1 1
1 0 2 2 x 1
1 3 x 2 1 0
1 3 2 2 x 0
1 3 3 2 x 0
x x 3 2 5 5
x 8 7 5 5 0
x 8 7 5 6 0
About Fmaj7
Fmaj7 is built from four notes: F (root), A (major third), C (perfect fifth) and E (major seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – 7. It is a major seventh chord: it sounds smooth, elegant and a little dreamy, and it is widely used in jazz, bossa nova and pop.
Fmaj7 has 4 common voicings, based on the E, D, C and A shapes of the CAGED system. There are 25 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.