Guitar arpeggio
F# Augmented Major 7 Guitar Arpeggio
F# Augmented Major 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from F#, A#, C##, and E#. It is also commonly called F# Augmented Major Seventh and F#AugMaj7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- F#, A#, C##, E#
- Formula
- 1 3 #5 7
- Semitones
- 0 4 8 11
- Chord symbols
- F#augMaj7, F#+Maj7
- Also called
- F# Augmented Major SeventhF#AugMaj7
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent F# root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the F# root notes and connect the remaining augmented major 7 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called F# Augmented Major Seventh or F#AugMaj7.
Chord construction and defining tones
F# augmented major 7 is defined by 3 (A#), #5 (C##), and 7 (E#). It combines an augmented triad with the natural seventh for a bright but unsettled extended sound.
Harmonic use
Use this arpeggio over F#augMaj7, major-seventh sharp-five chords, and melodic-minor harmony that supports both the raised fifth and major seventh.
Practice this arpeggio on guitar
- Play the F# Augmented Major 7 arpeggio from one F# root to the next in at least two fretboard positions, saying each note name and interval degree aloud.
- Sequence 3 (A#), #5 (C##), and 7 (E#) through multiple positions and resolve the sharp fifth and major seventh by semitone.
- Improvise over F#augMaj7, balancing the symmetrical augmented triad with clear resolutions to the root.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with F# Augmented Major 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard