Major familyImaj7 in A major
A major seventh chord
Amaj7A major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- A1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- C♯3
- 4
- ♭5
- E5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- G♯7
- A Root
- C♯ Major 3rd
- E Perfect 5th
- G♯ Major 7th
About this chord
What is an A major seventh chord?
Amaj7 is built from 4 notes: A (the root), C♯ (the 3), E (the 5), G♯ (the 7). Soft, open and a little dreamy: the major seventh sits a half step below the octave.
- Notes
- A · C♯ · E · G♯
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
- Also written
- AΔ7 · AM7 · Ama7
- Found in
- Imaj7 in A major · IVmaj7 in E major · VImaj7 in C♯ minor · IIImaj7 in F♯ minor
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