Sevenths
F♯ minor-major 7th chord
Mysterious and cinematic — think spy-movie themes.
- Notes
- F♯AC♯E♯
- Formula
- 1♭357
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
How to play F♯m(maj7)
About the F♯ minor-major 7th chord
Playing it
On guitar, F♯m(maj7) is most often played as a barre chord across the 2nd fret (243222).
On piano, F♯m(maj7) has two black keys (F♯ and C♯) and two white keys.
On ukulele the usual F♯m(maj7) shape is 2524, using four fingers.
Related chords
Take away the root and the other three notes form Aaug (A C♯ E♯) — so you can think of F♯m(maj7) as Aaug with F♯ added underneath.
Move a single note and F♯m(maj7) becomes a different chord: drop the E♯ for F♯m, raise A to A♯ for F♯maj7, lower E♯ to E for F♯m7 and swap E♯ for D♯ for F♯m6.
Where you’ll hear it
Notice the E♯ in F♯m(maj7) (F♯ A C♯ E♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (F–A–C–E), so the major 7th has to be written E♯ rather than F — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
