Chord guide

Fmaj7 chord on guitar (F major seventh)

The Fmaj7 chord is the notes F, A, C and E. The usual shape is an open chord: x x 3 2 1 0, from the low E string to the high E. Strum it below, tap a string to hear its note, or open it on the full guitar and play it yourself.

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How to play Fmaj7

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

Fmaj7

Your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret.
Your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret.
Your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret.
Let the high E string ring open.
Don't play the low E and A strings: start your strum on the D string.

Fmaj7 up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

Fmaj7 (up the neck)

Play it as x 8 10 9 10 8, a barre at the 8th fret. Pick the Up the neck shape above to hear it.

Lay your index finger flat across the A to the high E string at the 8th fret.
Your ring finger on the D string at the 10th fret.
Your middle finger on the G string at the 9th fret.
Your little finger on the B string at the 10th fret.
Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Chords that go with Fmaj7

The chords of F major: they sit next to Fmaj7 in songs, so they sound right before and after it.

Songs with Fmaj7

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs that use them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.