Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

FM7(add4)F Major 7th Added 4th

A♯Root
Dtone
D♯tone
Ftone
Atone

Formula 4 · 6 · ♭7 · 1 · 3  ·  Notes A♯ · D · D♯ · F · A

How to play it

FM7(add4) fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F Major 7th Added 4th guitar chord — 5th position (5 5 5 7 8) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Major 7th Added 4th guitar chord — 5th position (5 5 5 8 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Major 7th Added 4th guitar chord — 17th position (17 17 17 19 20) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Major 7th Added 4th guitar chord — 17th position (17 17 17 20 19) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

FM7(add4) guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F Major 7th Added 4th guitar tab — 5th position (5 5 5 7 8) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Major 7th Added 4th guitar tab — 5th position (5 5 5 8 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Major 7th Added 4th guitar tab — 17th position (17 17 17 19 20) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Major 7th Added 4th guitar tab — 17th position (17 17 17 20 19) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How FM7(add4) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tensemodern
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · D♯ · F · A
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · ♭7 · 1 · 3
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