Guitar Chords in the Key of F Major

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The chords in the key of F Major

F Major Chord F
G minor Chord Gm
A minor Chord Am
B Flat Major Chord B♭
C Major Chord C
D Minor Chord Dm
E Diminished Chord Edim

F Major - G minor - A minor - B♭ Major - C Major - D minor - E diminished (E°)

      F     Gm    Am    B♭    C     Dm   Edim   
e|----1-----3-----0-----1-----0-----1----------|
B|----1-----3-----1-----3-----1-----3----------|
G|----2-----0-----2-----3-----0-----2-----0----|
D|----3-----0-----2-----3-----2-----0-----2----|
A|----------1-----0-----1-----3-----------1----|
E|----------3-----------------------------0----|
      I     ii   iii    IV    V     vi   vii

The chord formula for any Major key is
Major - minor - minor - Major - Major - minor - diminished

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of F Major Using 7th Chords

F Major 7 Chord FMaj7
G minor 7 Chord Gm7
A minor Chord 7 Am7
B Flat Major 7 Chord B♭Maj7
C Dominant 7 Chord C7
D Minor 7 Chord Dm7
E minor 7 ♭5 Chord Em7♭5

F Major 7 - G minor 7 - A minor 7 - B♭ Major 7 - C Dominant 7 - D minor 7 - Em7♭5

    FMaj7  Gm7   Am7  B♭Maj7  C7   Dm7  Em7♭5   
e|----0-----------3-----1-----------1-----3----|
B|----1-----3-----1-----3-----1-----1-----3----|
G|----2-----3-----2-----2-----3-----2-----3----|
D|----3-----3-----2-----3-----2-----0-----2----|
A|----------x-----0-----1-----3----------------|
E|----------3----------------------------------|
      I     ii   iii    IV    V     vi   vii