Guitar chord Fm(maj7) - diagrams and theory
In Fm(maj7) (F minor major seventh) a minor triad, F, Ab and C, carries a major seventh, E, on top. The E is a natural note, a half step under the root. The chord is the root, minor third, fifth and major seventh.
If four notes feel like a lot, three-note seventh chords keep the root, the third and the seventh, which here means F, Ab and E. The Ab, C and E at the top make an Ab augmented triad. The F melodic minor scale contains all four notes. Fm7 would use the Eb instead of the E.
F minor major 7th guitar chord is also written as Fm(maj7), FmM7, Fminmaj7 or F-Δ7.
F m(maj7) chord Notes:
Chord structure of the Minor Major Seventh chord:
Formula: 1 b3 5 7
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FAQ
Which notes does Fm(maj7) contain?
Fm(maj7) contains F, Ab, C and E. The natural E is the major seventh, one semitone short of the next F.
Why is the seventh in Fm(maj7) an E and not an Eb?
From F, eleven semitones up lands on E, a major seventh. Eb would be the minor seventh, ten semitones up, and would give Fm7.
Which scale includes every note of F minor major seventh?
F melodic minor: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, E. All four chord tones are in it, as its first, third, fifth and seventh degrees.
How is Fm(maj7) related to the F minor triad?
The F minor triad is F, Ab and C. Fm(maj7) keeps that triad and adds E on top as the major seventh.
What triad do the upper notes of Fm(maj7) form?
Ab, C and E form an augmented triad, which is two major thirds in a row. The root F is added at the bottom.
