Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

FM7F Major 7th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
Atone

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

How to play it

FM7 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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 guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 3 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar chord — 11th position (x 11 12 14 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 15 14 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 15 14 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 15 14 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar chord — 15th position (15 15 15 x 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar chord — 15th position (15 15 15 15 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

FM7 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 guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 3 2 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar tab — 11th position (x 11 12 14 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 15 14 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 15 14 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 15 14 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar tab — 15th position (15 15 15 x 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Major 7th guitar tab — 15th position (15 15 15 15 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How FM7 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dreamywarmromantic
Genres
jazzbossa novar&b
Theory

Notes & relationships

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