Guitar chord · Diminished Major 7th
Fdim(maj7) chord (F Diminished Major 7th)
Diminished triad with a major 7th: tense and rare, built on a minor 3rd, a lowered 5th and a major 7th.
Notes FAbCbE
Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 7
Shapes 3 on this page
Fdim(maj7) chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, F.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Tap any note to hear it.
Scales to play over Fdim(maj7)
These scales start on F and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Fdim(maj7) is the chord of the moment.
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Questions
- What notes are in a Fdim(maj7) chord?
- Fdim(maj7) is F, Ab, Cb, E: the 1, ♭3, ♭5, 7 of F.
- How do you play Fdim(maj7) on guitar?
- 6th String Root: 1 2 2 1 x x; 5th String Root: x 8 9 9 9 x; 4th String Root: x x 3 4 5 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
- What scale goes with Fdim(maj7)?
- Scales on F that contain every note of Fdim(maj7): F Whole-Half Diminished, F Hungarian Minor, F Lydian #2, F Lydian b3, F Lydian Augmented #2, F Lydian #2 #6.
Diminished Major 7th chords in every key
Cdim(maj7) C#dim(maj7) Ddim(maj7) Ebdim(maj7) Edim(maj7) Fdim(maj7) F#dim(maj7) Gdim(maj7) Abdim(maj7) Adim(maj7) Bbdim(maj7) Bdim(maj7)
More F chords
F Fm Fdim F5 F7 Fmaj7 Fm7 Fm(maj7) Fmaj9 F9 Fm9 Fm11 F6 Fm6 Fadd9 Fsus4 Fsus2 F7sus4 F7#9 Faug Fmaj7#5 Fdim7 Fm7b5 F7b9 F13 F6/9 F11 F9sus4 Fmadd9 Fadd11 Fm6/9 F7#5 F7b5 F7#11 Fmaj13 Fm13 Fmaj11 F9#11 Fmaj9#11 Fmaj7#11 Fm9b5 F7sus4b9 Fm(maj9) F9#5 F9b5 F7b5b9 F7#5b9 F7#5#9 F7b5#9 F7b13 F13b9 F13#11 Fm7#5 Fmaj7b5 Fmadd11