Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 — Open (2 1 x x 2 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar chord — Open (2 x x 3 2 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar chord — Open (2 1 3 x 2 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar chord — Open (2 4 x 3 x 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar chord — Open (x x 4 3 2 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar chord — Open (2 x 3 3 2 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar chord — Open (2 1 3 x 2 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar chord — Open (2 1 3 3 2 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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 — Open (2 1 x x 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar tab — Open (2 x x 3 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar tab — Open (2 1 3 x 2 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar tab — Open (2 4 x 3 x 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar tab — Open (x x 4 3 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar tab — Open (2 x 3 3 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar tab — Open (2 1 3 x 2 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 7th guitar tab — Open (2 1 3 3 2 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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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