Amaj7
Major 7 · A – C♯ – E – G♯
- AR
- C♯3
- E5
- G♯7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Amaj7 chord
The Amaj7 chord (major 7) is made up of 4 notes — A is the root, C♯ the major third, E the perfect fifth and G♯ the major seventh. Stacking a major seventh over a major triad is what produces its soft, jazzy shimmer.
On guitar, Amaj7 chords are most often played in open position: x02120. Let the open A and high E strings ring, and leave the low E string out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Major seventh chords sound lush and dreamy, common in soul, jazz and mellow pop.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Amaj7 chord?
- The Amaj7 chord contains the notes A, C♯, E and G♯.
- How do you play Amaj7 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is x02120. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the Amaj7 chord?
- The Amaj7 chord is built from the root (A), a major third (C♯), a perfect fifth (E) and a major seventh (G♯).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open Amaj7 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.