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F♯ Major 7th Guitar Chord (F♯maj7)

F♯maj7, or G♭maj7 on a jazz chart, is 243322, the full barre with the seventh tucked inside. Neo-soul writes this far into the sharps on purpose.

F♯maj7 drizzles truffle oil on the jazz chart.

F♯maj7 chord shapes in standard tuning

open string × muted / not played 1–4 suggested finger 3fr shape starts at fret 3 R · 3 · 5 · ♭7 chord tone each string sounds
F♯maj7 guitar chord diagram, Barre · 2fr, frets 2-4-3-3-2-21R4527335R
Barre · 2fr
2-4-3-3-2-2
F♯maj7 guitar chord diagram, 4fr, frets x-x-4-6-6-64fr××1R253743
4fr
x-x-4-6-6-6
F♯maj7 guitar chord diagram, Barre · 6fr, frets x-9-8-6-6-66fr×3R231573
Barre · 6fr
x-9-8-6-6-6
F♯maj7 guitar chord diagram, Barre · 9fr, frets x-9-11-10-11-99fr×1R3527435
Barre · 9fr
x-9-11-10-11-9

How to play it

Lay your index finger flat across all six strings at fret 2. That barre is the backbone of this F♯maj7 shape. Then add your middle finger on the D (4th) string at fret 3, your ring finger on the G (3rd) string at fret 3, and your pinky finger on the A (5th) string at fret 4. Strum all six strings.

Notes in this chord

SymbolIntervalNote
RrootF♯
3major thirdA♯
5perfect fifthC♯
7major seventhE♯ (same pitch as F)

F♯maj7 FAQ

What notes are in F♯maj7?
F♯maj7 contains F♯, A♯, C♯, and E♯. That's the root (F♯), the major third, the perfect fifth, and the major seventh.

Is F♯maj7 a barre chord?
The most common F♯maj7 shape (2-4-3-3-2-2) is a barre chord. Your index finger bars fret 2 across 6 strings. There is no standard open-position shape for this chord in standard tuning, but the diagrams above include every practical alternative up the neck.

What is the easiest way to play F♯maj7 on guitar?
Start with the barre · 2fr shape 2-4-3-3-2-2. Lay your index finger flat across all six strings at fret 2. That barre is the backbone of this F♯maj7 shape. Then add your middle finger on the D (4th) string at fret 3, your ring finger on the G (3rd) string at fret 3, and your pinky finger on the A (5th) string at fret 4. Strum all six strings.