Chords
F# mMaj7b6
F# · A · C# · D · E#
F# mMaj7b6 (F#mMaj7b6) is a minor chord of 5 notes: F# · A · C# · D · E#.
F# mMaj7b6
F# · A · C# · D · E#
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | F#3 · A3 · C#4 · D4 · E#4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | D3 · F#3 · A3 · C#4 · E#4 | |
| Shell | F#3 · A3 · E#4 | |
| Rootless | A3 · D4 · E#4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
F# mMaj7b6 (F#mMaj7b6) contains the notes F# · A · C# · D · E#, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords
Inversions
An inversion of F# mMaj7b6 puts a chord tone other than F# in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales F# mMaj7b6 belongs to.
In which keys
F# mMaj7b6 is diatonic to 1 key; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
- F# minoriMaj7b6Tonic
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
F# mMaj7b6 fits inside these scales, each built on F#.
- F# Harmonic MinorF# · G# · A · B · C# · D · E#
- F# BalineseF# · G · A · B · C# · D · E#
- F# Hungarian MinorF# · G# · A · B# · C# · D · E#
- F# Todi RagaF# · G · A · B# · C# · D · E#
- F# Minor BebopF# · G# · A · B · C# · D · E · E#
- F# Minor Six DiminishedF# · G# · A · B · C# · D · D# · E#
- F# Messiaen's Mode #3F# · G# · A · A# · B# · C# · D · E · E#
- F# Messiaen's Mode #7F# · G · G# · A · B · B# · C# · D · D# · E#
Understanding the F# mMaj7b6 chord
Names and symbols
F#mMaj7b6 is the chord symbol for F# mMaj7b6.
mMaj7, m/maj7, mΔ7, −Δ7 and mM7 all mean the minor-major seventh: a minor triad with a major seventh. Every spelling tries to say both qualities at once.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F# mMaj7b6 chord?
- The F# mMaj7b6 chord contains the notes F# · A · C# · D · E#: the root F# with the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 6m, 7M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally F#, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the F# mMaj7b6 chord?
- Measured from F#, the F# mMaj7b6 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 6m, 7M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the F# mMaj7b6 chord?
- On guitar the most common F# mMaj7b6 shape is 200221, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play F#3 · A3 · C#4 · D4 · E#4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.