F♯maj7 chord on piano
F♯maj7 is F♯, A♯, C♯ and E♯. You'll find F♯ on the first black key of the group of three. Hit Play and watch each key light as it sounds.
root position · F♯–A♯–C♯–E♯ · right hand 1-2-3-5
- Notes
- F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E♯
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
How to play F♯maj7 on piano
From F♯, go 4 half steps up to A♯, 3 half steps up to C♯ then 4 half steps up to E♯. That's the whole chord: 4 keys.
- Right hand: 1 on F♯, 2 on A♯, 3 on C♯ and 5 on E♯.
- Left hand: 5 on F♯, 3 on A♯, 2 on C♯ and 1 on E♯.
- On the keyboard it's black, black, black and white keys.
F♯maj7 inversions
- root position: F♯–A♯–C♯–E♯. Fingers 1-2-3-5.
- 1st inversion: A♯–C♯–E♯–F♯ (A♯ in the bass). RH 1-2-3-5.
- 2nd inversion: C♯–E♯–F♯–A♯, with C♯ at the bottom. RH 1-2-3-5.
- 3rd inversion: E♯–F♯–A♯–C♯, E♯ lowest. Right hand 1-2-3-5.
Nobody plays every chord in root position. The inversions let F♯maj7 sit wherever the previous chord left your hand.
Changing from F♯maj7 to the chords around it
The chords F♯maj7 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.
- Bmaj7 (IV in F♯ major): F♯maj7 to Bmaj7: play Bmaj7 in 2nd inversion (F♯–A♯–B–D♯) and F♯ and A♯ stay under the same fingers, while C♯ moves down to B and E♯ down to D♯. Bmaj7 on piano
- C♯7 (V in F♯ major): F♯maj7 to C♯7: play C♯7 in 2nd inversion (G♯–B–C♯–E♯) and C♯ and E♯ stay under the same fingers, while F♯ moves up to G♯ and A♯ up to B. C♯7 on piano
- E♭m7 (vi in F♯ major): F♯maj7 to E♭m7: play E♭m7 in 1st inversion (G♭–B♭–D♭–E♭) and G♭, B♭ and D♭ stay under the same fingers, while E♯ moves down to E♭. E♭m7 on piano
F♯maj7 is a major seventh chord: a major triad with the note a half step below the octave added. F♯maj7 works as a relaxed home chord; swap it in for plain F♯ at the end of a phrase. Play it solid and then broken to hear the difference.
A short F♯maj7 drill
Play F♯maj7 broken, one key at a time: F♯, A♯, C♯, E♯, C♯, A♯, F♯. Then press the keys together and check that all 4 sound at the same volume. Then climb the inversions: F♯–A♯–C♯–E♯, then A♯–C♯–E♯–F♯, then C♯–E♯–F♯–A♯, then E♯–F♯–A♯–C♯.
The keys of F♯maj7
F♯maj7 is a major seventh chord, 1–3–5–7 from F♯. Root position, from the bottom: how F♯maj7 is built.
| Note | Key | Fingers | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | black key | RH 1 · LH 5 | root |
| A♯ | black key | RH 2 · LH 3 | major third |
| C♯ | black key | RH 3 · LH 2 | perfect fifth |
| E♯ | white key | RH 5 · LH 1 | major seventh |
Written G♭maj7, it's the same chord with the same keys.
F♯maj7 in context
In F♯ major, ii–V–I on piano is G♯m7 (G♯–B–D♯–F♯), C♯7 (C♯–E♯–G♯–B) and F♯maj7 (F♯–A♯–C♯–E♯). About the jazz cadence.
F♯maj7 on guitar and ukulele
The same notes on another instrument: F♯maj7 on guitar and F♯maj7 on ukulele. This page puts all three side by side.
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Other major seventh chords
F♯maj7 on piano: questions
What notes are in F♯maj7 on piano?
F♯, A♯, C♯ and E♯: F♯ (black key), A♯ (black key), C♯ (black key) and E♯ (white key). Right hand 1-2-3-5, left hand 5-3-2-1.
How do you play F♯maj7 on piano?
Press F♯, A♯, C♯ and E♯ together (3 black, 1 white). Right hand: 1 on F♯, 2 on A♯, 3 on C♯ and 5 on E♯.
What are the inversions of F♯maj7?
1st inversion (A♯–C♯–E♯–F♯), 2nd inversion (C♯–E♯–F♯–A♯) and 3rd inversion (E♯–F♯–A♯–C♯), after root position (F♯–A♯–C♯–E♯). Each keeps all the notes of the chord.
What does F♯maj7 look like on the keyboard?
black, black, black and white keys.
Shapes and sound are generated from the notes F♯, A♯, C♯ and E♯ and tested automatically. Updated September 2026.