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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.

Beginner

Fmaj7 Guitar Chord

A sophisticated major seventh. Fmaj7 is bright and jazzy.

Also known as

  • FM7
  • F Δ
  • FΔ7
  • F M7
  • F Δ7
  • F maj7
  • F major 7th
  • F 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

There's a famously easy open Fmaj7 voicing that avoids the barre entirely — just fret the D and G strings at the 2nd and 1st frets and strum the top four strings. It's one of the most beautiful-sounding chords on the guitar and is far easier than F major.

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

eBGDAE 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0
eBGDAE 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
eBGDAE 3 0 2 1 3 0 2 1
eBGDAE 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0

See how Fmaj7 works with other chords — Progression Generator