F Minor Major 7th

Symbols:FmM7, FminMaj7
Scale Degree Formula:1-♭3-5-7
Interval Stack:m3 + M3 + M3
Notes:F, G#, C, E
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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 (G#). 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:
F1F#♭2G2G#♭3A3Bb4B♭5C5C##5D6D#♭7E7m3M3M3

Similar Chords

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

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended SecondBb7sus2
AugmentedG#aug, Eaug, Caug
Augmented Major 7thG#+Maj7, E+Maj7, C+Maj7
Diminished Major 7thFdimMaj7
Dominant 7th Sharp FifthG#7#5, E7#5, C7#5
Dominant 7th Sharp Five Flat 9thE7#5b9
Half-Diminished 7thDm7(b5)
Major 6thG#M6
Major 7thFM7, C#M7
Major Added 11thCadd11
MinorFm
Minor 2ndFm2
Minor 6thFm6
Minor 7thFm7
Minor 9th Flat FifthDm9b5
Minor Added 11thFmadd11
Minor Added 9thFmadd9
Minor Major 9thFmMaj9

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
Dorian b5D
Harmonic MajorC
Harmonic MinorA, F
Ionian #5C, G#
Locrian bb7B
Locrian ♮6B, G
Lydian #9C#, F
Lydian Augmented #2G#
Lydian b3F
Mixolydian b2G
Phrygian DominantE, C
Phrygian b4E
Super-Locrian bb7E, G#
Ukrainian DorianD, Bb

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