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Open G tuning

Fmaj7 on guitar

Fmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled F, A, C and E. In Open G tuning (D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4) the easiest shape is xx3212, which sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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Interval1P3M5P7M

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

F major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4213
xx3212sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
F major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 2, fret 2, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 2 to 4.2
3222xxsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and mutes 2 strings
F major seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr2314
x1010910xsits at fret 9, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
F major seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr1234
xx3557sits at fret 3, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
F major seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr4213
xx15141314sits at fret 13, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
F major seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 7, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 7. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 3 to 6.7fr324
x1079107sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 7 and mutes 1 string
F major seventh, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 15 with finger 2, fret 14, fret 14, fret 14, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 14, strings 2 to 4.14fr2
15141414xxsits at fret 14, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 14 and mutes 2 strings
F major seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10, fret 10, fret 10, fret 10, fret 14 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 2 to 5.10fr2
x1010101014sits at fret 10, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 10 and mutes 1 string
F major seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr2413
xx7967sits at fret 6, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F major seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr1342
x5796xsits at fret 5, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
F major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 2, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 2 to 6.234
322552sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 2
F major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 2, fret 2, fret 5 with finger 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 3 to 6.234
352252sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 2

Keys Fmaj7 belongs to

Fmaj7 is diatonic to 16 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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