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.