F# Minor Major 7th

Symbols:F#mM7, F#minMaj7
Scale Degree Formula:1-♭3-5-7
Interval Stack:m3 + M3 + M3
Notes:F#, A, C#, F
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Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the F# major scale, and number each note in the scale starting from 1 - these are the scale degrees. Next, we use the scale degree formula, in this case 1-♭3-5-7, to select notes from our enumerated scale. When a chord requires notes that are not in the scale, this is indicated with a flat (♭) or a sharp (#) along with the scale degree; a ♭3, for instance, would be one half-step down from the 3rd scale degree.
Alternatively, we can use the interval stack to construct our chord. With this approach, we first start with the root of the chord (F#), then move our first interval (m3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (A). We repeatedly apply each of the remaining intervals in the stack to get the full list of notes for our chord.
The diagram below shows how both the scale degree formula and interval stack methods result in the same selection of notes:
F#1G♭2G#2A♭3Bb3B4C♭5C#5D#5D#6E♭7F7m3M3M3

Similar Chords

The following chords are similar to this chord and may be a suitable replacement in certain scenarios.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended SecondB7sus2
AugmentedFaug, C#aug, Aaug
Augmented Major 7thF+Maj7, C#+Maj7, A+Maj7
Diminished Major 7thF#dimMaj7
Dominant 7th Sharp FifthF7#5, C#7#5, A7#5
Dominant 7th Sharp Five Flat 9thF7#5b9
Half-Diminished 7thD#m7(b5)
Major 6thAM6
Major 7thF#M7, DM7
Major Added 11thC#add11
MinorF#m
Minor 2ndF#m2
Minor 6thF#m6
Minor 7thF#m7
Minor 9th Flat FifthD#m9b5
Minor Added 11thF#madd11
Minor Added 9thF#madd9
Minor Major 9thF#mMaj9

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
Dorian b5D#
Harmonic MajorC#
Harmonic MinorBb, F#
Ionian #5C#, A
Locrian bb7C
Locrian ♮6C, G#
Lydian #9D, F#
Lydian Augmented #2A
Lydian b3F#
Mixolydian b2G#
Phrygian DominantF, C#
Phrygian b4F
Super-Locrian bb7F, A
Ukrainian DorianD#, B

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