F♯maj7, the F♯ major 7 guitar chord
F♯maj7 is Fmaj7 moved up one fret. The slant no longer lands on the nut: your index presses the low E at the 2nd fret and the high E at the 1st. Both ends have to ring, so pick each one by itself before you strum. The A string stays silent. You meet it in songs in F♯ and C♯.
How to play it
- Index finger flattened across the low E string (6th) and high E string (1st), 2nd fret.
- Middle finger on the B string (2nd), 2nd fret.
- Ring finger on the D string (4th), 3rd fret.
- Pinky on the G string (3rd), 3rd fret.
- Don't strum the A string (5th). It stays silent in this shape.
Changes to practice
Holding F♯maj7 still is the easy part. Songs need you to arrive at it in rhythm, so in Strumhold you practice F♯maj7 as changes, alongside the rest of the Barre Major 7ths set:
- F♯maj7 ↔ Fmaj7 F♯ major 7 to F major 7 Drill
- F♯maj7 ↔ B♭maj7 F♯ major 7 to B♭ major 7 Drill
- F♯maj7 ↔ C♯maj7 F♯ major 7 to C♯ major 7 Drill
- F♯maj7 ↔ E♭maj7 F♯ major 7 to E♭ major 7 Drill
- F♯maj7 ↔ Bmaj7 F♯ major 7 to B major 7 Drill
- F♯maj7 ↔ Emaj7 F♯ major 7 to E major 7 Drill
- F♯maj7 ↔ A♭maj7 F♯ major 7 to A♭ major 7 Drill