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Guitar chord · Major 7th

Amaj7 chord (A Major 7th)

Lush, smooth major chord used extensively in jazz, lo-fi, and R&B.

Notes AC#EG#
Formula 1 3 5 7
Shapes 3 on this page

Amaj7 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

E-Shape Maj7 (6th String Root) 5 x 6 6 5 x
A-Shape Maj7 (5th String Root) x 0 2 1 2 0
Cmaj7 Open Shape x 12 11 9 9 9

Interactive chord diagram

Amaj7 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E

Tap any note to hear it.

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Questions

What notes are in a Amaj7 chord?
Amaj7 is A, C#, E, G#: the 1, 3, 5, 7 of A.
How do you play Amaj7 on guitar?
E-Shape Maj7 (6th String Root): 5 x 6 6 5 x; A-Shape Maj7 (5th String Root): x 0 2 1 2 0; Cmaj7 Open Shape: x 12 11 9 9 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

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