Piano chord
F♯ major 7 chord
F♯maj7 is a major seventh chord: the root F♯, a major 3rd up to A♯, a perfect 5th up to C♯ and a major 7th up to E♯.
- Symbol
- F♯maj7
- Notes
- F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E♯
Play it yourself
Tap F♯, A♯, C♯ and E♯ on the keys below, in any order.
- F♯
- A♯
- C♯
- E♯
Major seventh chords add a major seventh to a major triad. They sound soft and warm, and are everywhere in jazz, soul, bossa nova and lo-fi.
Inversions of F♯maj7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E♯
- 1st inversion · F♯maj7/A♯
A♯ – C♯ – E♯ – F♯
- 2nd inversion · F♯maj7/C♯
C♯ – E♯ – F♯ – A♯
- 3rd inversion · F♯maj7/E♯
E♯ – F♯ – A♯ – C♯
Keys with F♯maj7
F♯maj7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.
- IVmaj7 · D♭ major
- Imaj7 · F♯ major
- IIImaj7 · E♭ minor
- VImaj7 · B♭ minor