Guitar chord · Sevenths

F minor-major 7th chord on guitar

1F3C2E1A♭1CE

132110 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓

6 ways to play Fm(maj7) on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

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Notes
FA♭CE
Formula
1♭357
Built from
root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →

1F3C2E1A♭1CE

How to play it · Open position

  1. Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
  2. 6th string (low E): 1st fret, held by the barre F
  3. 5th string (A): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) C
  4. 4th string (D): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) E
  5. 3rd string (G): 1st fret, held by the barre A♭
  6. 2nd string (B): 1st fret, held by the barre C
  7. 1st string (high E): play open E

Tablature

e|--0---|
B|--1---|
G|--1---|
D|--2---|
A|--3---|
E|--1---|

Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Every Fm(maj7) note on the guitar neck

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

EADGBe1234567891011121314157R♭357R57R♭357R♭357R♭357R♭357R♭357R♭357R

Tips for playing Fm(maj7) on guitar

On guitar, Fm(maj7) has an open-position shape, 132110, using three fingers alongside the open strings.

Fm(maj7) guitar chord diagram (F minor-major 7th)
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