F♯maj7
Character: dreamy
- F♯Rtriad
- A♯3triad
- C♯5triad
- E♯7add
13 ways to play F♯maj7
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x 8 8 6 7 xNotes E♯ A♯ C♯ F♯Intervals 7 3 5 1Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion
The 7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 9 8 6 6 6Notes F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯Intervals 1 3 5 7Base triadF♯ major, root position
The 7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 9 8 10 7 9Notes A♯ E♯ F♯Intervals 3 7 1Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion
The 7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x 9 8 10 x xNotes F♯ A♯ E♯Intervals 1 3 7Base triadF♯ major, root position
The 7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 9 9 8 10 x xNotes C♯ F♯ A♯ E♯Intervals 5 1 3 7Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion
The 7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 9 11 11 11 13Notes C♯ F♯ A♯ E♯Intervals 5 1 3 7Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion
The 7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x x 11 11 13Notes F♯ A♯ E♯Intervals 1 3 7Base triadF♯ major, root position
The 7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x 9 11 10 11 9Notes F♯ C♯ E♯ A♯Intervals 1 5 7 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The 7th takes the root’s string.
Frets 2 4 4 3 2 1Notes F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯Intervals 1 3 5 7Base triadF♯ major, root position
The 7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 3 3 2 2Notes E♯ A♯ C♯ F♯Intervals 7 3 5 1Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion
The 7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 2 x 4 3 6 xNotes F♯ A♯ E♯Intervals 1 3 7Base triadF♯ major, root position
The 7th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 2 4 3 3 x xNotes F♯ C♯ E♯ A♯Intervals 1 5 7 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The 7th takes the root’s string.
Frets x x 4 6 6 6Notes F♯ C♯ E♯ A♯Intervals 1 5 7 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The 7th takes the root’s string.
The construction rules F♯maj7 follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
A third on top makes a 7th chord
A major 7th over a major triad is maj7, a ♭7 is a dominant 7. Over minor you get m7 or m(maj7); over diminished, m7♭5 or the °7, whose 7th is lowered twice.
On guitar, something has to give
Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.
The root can move down
When an extension needs the root’s string, the root can drop to the string below the triad: an anchored voicing keeps the bass and frees a string on top.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Major 7th in every key
More chords on F♯
F♯maj7 chord questions
What notes are in F♯maj7?
F♯maj7 is spelled F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯: F♯ is the root, A♯ is the 3rd, C♯ is the 5th, E♯ is the 7th.
What is the formula of F♯maj7?
1 3 5 7. It is a F♯ major triad with the 7th stacked on top.
How many ways can you play F♯maj7 on guitar?
This page shows 13 voicings of F♯maj7, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.