Piano chord · Sevenths
F♯ minor-major 7th chord on piano
Right hand: F♯ (1), A (2), C♯ (3), E♯ (5)
How to play F♯m(maj7) on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Mysterious and cinematic — think spy-movie themes.
- Notes
- F♯AC♯E♯
- Formula
- 1♭357
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handF♯1 · thumbA2 · indexC♯3 · middleE♯5 · pinky
Left handF♯5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing F♯m(maj7) on piano
On piano, F♯m(maj7) has two black keys (F♯ and C♯) and two white keys.
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.
