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This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.

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F#mMaj7 Guitar Chord

A minor-major seventh chord combining the darkness of minor with a bright major seventh. F#mMaj7 creates a sophisticated, tense color found in film scores and jazz harmony.

Also known as

  • F#mM7
  • F#-Δ7
  • GbmM7
  • Gb-Δ7
  • F# mM7
  • F# -Δ7
  • Gb mM7
  • Gb -Δ7
  • GbmMaj7
  • F# mMaj7
  • Gb mMaj7
  • F#m(maj7)
  • F#minMaj7
  • Gbm(maj7)
  • GbminMaj7
  • G-flatmM7
  • G-flat-Δ7
  • F# m(maj7)
  • F# minMaj7
  • F-sharpmM7
  • F-sharp-Δ7
  • Gb m(maj7)
  • Gb minMaj7
  • G-flat mM7
  • G-flat -Δ7
  • F-sharp mM7
  • F-sharp -Δ7
  • G-flatmMaj7
  • F-sharpmMaj7
  • G-flat mMaj7
  • F-sharp mMaj7
  • G-flatm(maj7)
  • G-flatminMaj7
  • F-sharpm(maj7)
  • F-sharpminMaj7
  • G-flat m(maj7)
  • G-flat minMaj7
  • F-sharp m(maj7)
  • F-sharp minMaj7
  • F# minor-major 7th
  • Gb minor-major 7th
  • F# minor-major seventh
  • Gb minor-major seventh
  • G-flat minor-major 7th
  • F-sharp minor-major 7th
  • G-flat minor-major seventh
  • F-sharp minor-major seventh

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

This chord's unsettling beauty comes from the clash between the minor 3rd and major 7th. It's the second chord in the classic minor descending cliché (e.g., F#m → F#mMaj7 → F#m7 → F#m6). Practice that chromatic line to hear how it functions.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 4
eBGDAE 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2
eBGDAE 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 2
eBGDAE 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2

See how F#mMaj7 works with other chords — Progression Generator