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F#maj7 on guitar

F#maj7 is a major seventh, spelled F#, A#, C# and E#. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 243322, which sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 2. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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NoteF#A#C#E#
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: fret 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 6.423
243322sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 2
F# major seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr1234
xx4666sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 4, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.2134
2133xxsits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# major seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 9. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 2 to 6.9fr324
x91110119sits at fret 9, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 9 and mutes 1 string
F# major seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 6, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 1 to 6.6fr342
688676sits at fret 6 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 6
F# major seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr2134
xx4366sits at fret 3, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# major seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr213
x9810xxsits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
F# major seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 4, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 11, fret 11, fret 11, fret 13 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 3 to 5.11fr423
141311111113sits at fret 11 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 11
F# major seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr3241
x98107xsits at fret 7, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# major seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 15 with finger 4, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr2134
14131515xxsits at fret 13, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# major seventh, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 14, fret 14. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 14, strings 5 to 6.14fr23
xx15151414sits at fret 14, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 14 and mutes 2 strings
F# major seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 4, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr4321
14131110xxsits at fret 10, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings

Keys F#maj7 belongs to

F#maj7 is diatonic to 16 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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