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A Major 7 Chord on Guitar

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A major 7, written Amaj7, is a major seventh chord: a major chord with the major seventh added, for a soft, open sound. The open shape uses 3 fingers on 5 strings.

How to play Amaj7, finger by finger

  1. Put your index finger on string 3 at the 1st fret.
  2. Put your middle finger on string 4 at the 2nd fret.
  3. Put your ring finger on string 2 at the 2nd fret.
  4. Strum from string 5 down to string 1, and don't play string 6.

More ways to play Amaj7

5fr1342
Root on string 6 from fret 5
12
Open near the nut
1234
Open, fret 2 near the nut
4fr2134
Movable, fret 4 from fret 4
5fr1423
Movable, fret 5 from fret 5
7fr1234
Movable, fret 7 from fret 7
9fr431
Barre, fret 9 from fret 9
12fr1324
Movable, fret 12 from fret 12

Notes in A major 7

NoteIntervalRole
A1root
C♯3major third
E5fifth
G♯7major seventh

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 7

Questions about Amaj7

What notes are in Amaj7?

A, C♯, E and G♯. Those are the 1, 3, 5, 7 of the chord, counted from A.

Which strings do I strum for Amaj7?

Start on string 5 and strum down to string 1.

Often played with Amaj7

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