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Major familyI in F major

F major chord

F

F major

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 1

Lay your index flat across all six strings at fret 1.

EADGBe12345Barre at fret 1FCFACF

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. F1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. A3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. C5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. ♭7
  12. 7
  • F Root
  • A Major 3rd
  • C Perfect 5th

About this chord

What is an F major chord?

F is built from 3 notes: F (the root), A (the 3), C (the 5). Bright, stable and resolved: the home chord of a major key.

Notes
F · A · C
Formula
1 · 3 · 5
Also written
Fmaj · FM · FΔ
Found in
I in F major · V in B♭ major · IV in C major · VI in A minor

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