Electric guitar · Major 7th chord

Fmaj7F Major 7th

Key: F Major
Medium
Popular
Open chord

Fmaj7 is the F major 7th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes F · A · C · E.

Other positions

Notes

F
A
C
E

Structure

1
3
5
7

Sound: Major seventh; Sophisticated, stable
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of F Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	F	Tonic
ii	Gm	Subdominant
iii	Am	Tonic relative
IV	A#	Subdominant
V	C	Dominant
vi	Dm	Tonic relative
vii°	Edim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 3.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 4.
4Let string 1 ring open.
5Don't play strings 6, 5.
6Strum from string 4 down.