Beginner Guitar Chord – Learn to Play FMaj7

The F Major 7 guitar chord (also known as F Major Seventh, FMaj7 or F Major 7th), like the other Major Seventh Chords,  is a beautiful dreamy sounding chord.  It is also quite easy to play.

The F Major 7th Chord is found by locating the 1(root note), 3 , 5 and 7 positions (F, A, C and E) of the F Major Scale: F G A Bb C D E F.  The chord diagram chart below demonstrates how to play the FMaj7 Chord.

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Chord Playing Tips: An easy way to remember how to play this guitar chord is by first starting at the C Major Chord.  Then all you do is move your second and third fingers down one string while keeping your first finger on the first fret, second string. Be sure that you are pressing down on the strings hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

The video below will further demonstrate how to correctly play the FMaj7 Chord.

This video was created by one of my favorite guitar teachers on YouTube, Justin Sandercoe. Justin is an excellent teacher. In this video he not only explains the proper way to play the Fmaj7 chord, but he also provides a few other great tips on this chords usage.

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Basic Guitar Chords – The E7 Guitar Chord

The E7 Chord (also known as a Dominant E 7th Chord) is often referred to as a Blues chord. Once you learn to play it, you will understand why. It just has a real bluesy sound to it. It is definitely one of the easiest beginner chords to learn how to play. There are a several different ways to play it, but I will demonstrate the easiest way in the following post.

The E7 Chord is found by first locating the 1(root note), 3 and 5 (E, G# and B) of the E Major Scale: E  F# G# A B C# D# E, and then adding a flat 7 note. To locate the flat 7 note, we first find the 7th note of the E Major scale (D#) and then go back a 1/2 step to the D.

So the notes of the E7 Chord are: E B D G# B E

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Chord Playing Tip: Be sure that you are pressing down on the string hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

The video below will further demonstrate how to correctly play the E7 Chord.  It also demonstrates how to play some variations of this chord

Enjoy!

Basic Beginner Guitar Chords – Learn the E Minor Chord

The E Minor Chord is found in the E Minor Scale: E F# G A B C D E. It is made up of the 1(root note), 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes E, G and B. Now to add more depth to the sound of the chord you add two more E’s and B. The E note is at the root of the chord meaning the top of the chord shown in the diagram below.

E Minor Chord notes: E B E G B E

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

E Minor Guitar Chord Video

Beginner Guitar Chord – Learn to Play The A Minor

The A Minor Chord is found in the A Minor Scale: A B C D E F G A. It is made up of the 1(root note), 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes A, C and E. Now to add more depth to the sound of the chord you add another E and A. The A note is at the root of the chord meaning the top of the chord shown in the diagram below.

A Minor Chord notes: A E A C E

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

A Minor Chord Video

Basic Beginner Guitar Chords – The D Major Chord

The D Major Guitar Chord is found in the D Major Scale: D E F# G A B C# D. It is made up of the 1(root note), 3 and 5 positions of this scale. Meaning the notes D, F# and A. Now to add more depth to the sound of the chord you add another D. The D note is at the root of the chord meaning the top of the chord shown in the diagram below.

D Major Chord Notes: D A D F#

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

The D Major chord is one of the easier chords to learn and play. Make certain you are pressing down hard enough on the strings to produce a clean sound. Also, as indicated in the chart above, make sure you are only strumming the first four strings. The fifth and sixth strings are not played.

D Major Guitar Chord Video

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