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F♯maj7 Chord on Ukulele
F# Major 7th is F#, A#, C#, E# — the 1-3-5-7 pattern of a major seventh chord. Here is the shape, the audio, and what usually goes wrong.
There is no open F#maj7 on ukulele. The one shape below sits up the neck and is rated intermediate.
Start here — Amaj7 Shape (movable) (9th fret)
Sits at fret 9 — tighter and brighter than the low shapes, and high enough to keep out of the way of anyone playing the open version underneath.
What beginners get wrong
Moving in and out of it
The shape above: Amaj7 Shape (movable) (9th fret).
Listening: each shape above has its own play button, and each one plays the notes that shape actually produces — not a generic triad.
F#maj7 on other instruments
Same notes, different hands. Every link below is a real page with diagrams and audio.
Chords next door
Same root, different colour — and all of them playable on ukulele.
F#maj7 on Ukulele — questions people ask
What is the easiest way to play F#maj7 on ukulele?
“Amaj7 Shape (movable) (9th fret)” — which we rate intermediate — is the easiest F#maj7 shape on ukulele. Sits at fret 9 — tighter and brighter than the low shapes, and high enough to keep out of the way of anyone playing the open version underneath. There is no open F#maj7 on ukulele, so a barre is unavoidable; this is the least demanding one.
What notes are in the F# Major 7th chord?
F# Major 7th is F#, A#, C#, E# — the 1-3-5-7 interval pattern of a major seventh chord. Every voicing on this page uses those notes and nothing else; they just appear in a different order and octave.
What can I play instead of F#maj7?
The nearest stand-ins on ukulele that keep the same root are F#sus4, F#sus2, F#. They keep the root and the fifth and only change what sits in the middle, so most songs still work — but check the swap against the melody, because the note you removed may be the one the tune is singing.
Can I play F#maj7 on other instruments?
Yes. F#maj7 is the same set of notes everywhere; only the fingering changes. This site has diagrams and audio for it on guitar, piano, bass, mandolin, banjo.
Learn the theory behind F#maj7
The shape gets your fingers there. These explain why it sounds the way it does.