What notes are in a F#maj7 chord?

F#maj7 is F#, A#, C#, E#: the 1, 3, 5, 7 of F#.

What scale goes with F#maj7?

Scales on F# that contain every note of F#maj7: F# Major, F# Lydian, F# Bebop Dominant, F# Lydian #2, F# Harmonic Major, F# Double Harmonic Major.

Guitar chord · Major 7th

F#maj7 chord (F# Major 7th)

Lush, smooth major chord used extensively in jazz, lo-fi, and R&B.

Notes F#A#C#E#

Formula 1 3 5 7

Shapes 3 on this page

F#maj7 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, F#.

E-Shape Maj7 (6th String Root) 2 x 3 3 2 x

A-Shape Maj7 (5th String Root) x 9 11 10 11 9

Cmaj7 Open Shape x 9 8 6 6 6

Interactive chord diagram

F#maj7 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over F#maj7

These scales start on F# and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when F#maj7 is the chord of the moment.

F# Major F# Lydian F# Bebop Dominant F# Lydian #2 F# Harmonic Major F# Double Harmonic Major F# Augmented F# Bebop Major F# Lydian #2 #6

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Questions

What notes are in a F#maj7 chord?: F#maj7 is F#, A#, C#, E#: the 1, 3, 5, 7 of F#.
How do you play F#maj7 on guitar?: E-Shape Maj7 (6th String Root): 2 x 3 3 2 x; A-Shape Maj7 (5th String Root): x 9 11 10 11 9; Cmaj7 Open Shape: x 9 8 6 6 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with F#maj7?: Scales on F# that contain every note of F#maj7: F# Major, F# Lydian, F# Bebop Dominant, F# Lydian #2, F# Harmonic Major, F# Double Harmonic Major.

Major 7th chords in every key

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 Ebmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 Abmaj7 Amaj7 Bbmaj7 Bmaj7