Chords in the key of F major on guitar

The key of F major has seven diatonic chords: F, Gm Gm Gm Gm, Am, Bb, C, Dm Dm Dm Dm and E°. As sevenths: Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7, Gm7 Gm7 Gm7 Gm7, Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7, Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7, C7 C7 C7 C7, Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 and Em7b5. They come from the F major scale, F, G, A, Bb, C, D and E, one on each note. On guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has F in the bass.

On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Seventh chords in F major on guitar

I · tonic1 3 2 2 1 1

ii · subdominant3 5 3 3 3 3

iii · tonic× 0 2 0 1 0

IV · subdominant× 1 3 2 3 1

V · dominant× 3 2 3 1 0

vi · tonic× × 0 2 1 1

vii° · dominant× × 2 3 3 3

Chords in the key of F major on guitar

Seventh chords in F major on guitar

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