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Amaj7 Guitar Chord

A dreamy, sophisticated sound. Typical of jazz, bossa nova and soul music. The major seventh adds an ethereal, "floating" quality to the chord.

Guitar

Strings X–0–2–1–2–0

How to play the Amaj7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–2–1–2–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for Amaj7 chord

Other names: A major 7th, A maj7, A M7, AΔ7

Music theory name: major seventh chord

Common name: A major seventh chord

Intervals and tones in Amaj7 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
E Perfect 5th
Ab Major 7th

All Variations

Open
X–0–2–1–2–0
Open
X–0–2–2–2–4
Fret 5
5–7–6–6–5–5
Fret 7
X–0–7–9–9–9

Songs using Amaj7