Fmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

✕13241FCEAC
Fmaj7
Major 7
Notes:F · A · C · E
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 3 2 3 1– 1 3 2 4 1x F C E A Cmedium · barre on fret 1
x x 3 2 3 6– – 2 1 3 4x x C E A Fhard
x x x 3 3 5– – – 1 2 3x x x F A Emedium
x x 8 7 6 5– – 4 3 2 1x x F A C Emedium
8 x 7 7 6 x4 – 2 3 1 –F x E A C xhard
8 8 7 7 x x3 4 1 2 – –F C E A x xmedium
8 8 8 10 10 101 1 1 2 3 4F C F C E Amedium · barre on fret 8
0 12 12 10 11 10– 3 4 1 2 1A E A C F Amedium · barre on fret 10
12 12 12 x 11 x2 3 4 – 1 –A E A x F xhard
x 1 0 2 3 1– 1 – 3 4 2x F A E A Cmedium
x x x 2 3 6– – – 1 2 3x x x E A Fhard
3 5 3 3 3 51 2 1 1 1 3C A C F A Emedium · barre on fret 3
8 5 7 7 x x4 1 2 3 – –F A E A x xmedium
x x 8 7 10 6– – 3 2 4 1x x F A E Fhard
8 8 0 7 10 x2 3 – 1 4 –F C A A E xmedium
8 8 0 10 10 x1 2 – 3 4 –F C A C E xmedium

The Fmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes F, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Fmaj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
34A
57C
711E

More F chords

Other roots

See Fmaj7 in another tuning

What notes make up the Fmaj7 chord?

Fmaj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes F, A, C, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.