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Dreamy

F Major 7th

F · A · C · E

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Shape 1 · difficulty 7/10

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About the Fmaj7 chord

Fmaj7 is a F major 7th chord built from F, A, C, E. Dreamy and floating: a major chord with a soft shimmer. At home in jazz, bossa, and ballads.

Root

F

Quality

Major 7th

Chord tones

F A C E

Shapes

1 · advanced

Notes & intervals

Every major 7th chord stacks the same intervals on its root. In Fmaj7, that gives you:

F

root1

Home base. The root names the chord, and every other note is measured from it.

A

major third3

The major third is the smile in the chord: this note makes it sound happy.

C

perfect fifth5

The fifth adds weight and strength behind the root.

E

major seventh7

The major seventh floats just under the octave: soft, jazzy, dreamy.

Character & mood

DreamyDreamy and floating: a major chord with a soft shimmer. At home in jazz, bossa, and ballads.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you play Fmaj7 on ukulele?

The first shape is the easiest voicing: 4 fretted strings and 0 open strings. Put your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the G string. Put your pinky finger on the 4th fret of the C string. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the E string. Put your ring finger on the 3rd fret of the A string. Strum all four strings and check each one rings cleanly.

What notes are in a Fmaj7 chord?

Fmaj7 is F, A, C, E. Those notes make a major 7th chord. Play them in any order and you still get Fmaj7.

What makes Fmaj7 a major 7th chord?

Dreamy and floating: a major chord with a soft shimmer. At home in jazz, bossa, and ballads. Chord quality is the interval pattern above the root. That pattern is what you hear as major 7th.

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