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F Major 7th Chord on Piano (Fmaj7)
To play Fmaj7 on the piano, press F, A, C, E together: root, major third, fifth and major seventh. Take F and add E. Below: the four positions, fingering, a three-note voicing and where Fmaj7 goes next.
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Playing Fmaj7 with each hand
| Hand | F | A | C | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 (thumb) | 2 | 3 | 5 (little) |
| Left hand | 5 (little) | 3 | 2 | 1 (thumb) |
Play Fmaj7 broken first, F, A, C, E one by one, then together: a wrong key stands out.
Fmaj7 without the fifth
Drop the fifth and keep F A E: root, third and seventh. Pianists use this shell voicing in the left hand, because those three notes already say "Fmaj7".
Learning Fmaj7 step by step
- Play F, A, C, E slowly in root position and say "Fmaj7" each time.
- Walk up through the inversions (A C E F, C E F A, E F A C) without lifting the whole hand.
- Loop Gm7 → C7 → Fmaj7 until the change into and out of Fmaj7 is clean.
- Then mix it with chords you already know, in an order you do not choose: that is where it sticks.
A few minutes every day on Fmaj7 beat one long session a week.
Fmaj7 inversions on the keyboard
In the 3rd inversion E is the lowest note: the seventh in the bass.
Root position: F A C E
1st inversion: A C E F
2nd inversion: C E F A
3rd inversion: E F A C
Train Fmaj7 in a game
Knowing Fmaj7 on paper is step one. ChordRunner makes you find it fast, mixed with other chords. MIDI keyboard or microphone, both work.
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How do you play Fmaj7 on the piano?
Press F, A, C, E together. Right hand 1, 2, 3, 5 with the thumb on F; any octave and any order of those notes is still Fmaj7.
What are the inversions of Fmaj7?
Root position F A C E, 1st inversion A C E F, 2nd inversion C E F A and 3rd inversion E F A C. Every position is still Fmaj7.
Where does Fmaj7 go?
Fmaj7 is the Imaj7 of F major and the IVmaj7 of C major. It is where a ii-V-I in F major lands: Gm7 → C7 → Fmaj7.
Can I practise Fmaj7 with a MIDI keyboard?
Yes. In ChordRunner a USB MIDI keyboard is detected automatically, and an acoustic piano works through the microphone. Fmaj7 counts in any inversion, as long as F, A, C, E sound together.
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