Amaj7 chord on Dobro / Resonator

in Open G (GBDGBD) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj7

Major 7

Notes:A · C# · E · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 1 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	A C# E G# x x	medium
2 2 2 2 2 6	1 1 1 1 1 2	A C# E A C# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 7 6 5 6	– – 4 2 1 3	x x A C# E G#	medium
x x 7 6 9 6	– – 2 1 3 1	x x A C# G# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 7 9 9 11	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A E G# C#	hard
x 10 11 9 9 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x A C# E G# x	medium
2 x 2 1 2 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	A x E G# C# x	hard
2 2 2 2 5 6	1 1 1 1 2 3	A C# E A E G#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 5 6 6 5 7	– 1 2 3 1 4	x E G# C# E A	medium · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 6 9 6	– 4 2 1 3 1	x A A C# G# G#	hard · barre on fret 6
x 10 7 x 9 11	– 3 1 – 2 4	x A A x G# C#	hard
x 10 x 9 9 11	– 3 – 1 2 4	x A x E G# C#	hard
2 2 x 1 2 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	A C# x G# C# x	hard
2 2 2 6 2 6	1 1 1 2 1 3	A C# E C# C# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 5 7 6 5 6	– 1 4 2 1 3	x E A C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 6 10 6	– 3 2 1 4 1	x A A C# A G#	hard · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Amaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G#. Below are playable fingerings for Dobro / Resonator generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Amaj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
5	7	E
7	11	G#

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 G#maj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See Amaj7 in another tuning

Open G (GBDGBD) G-B-D-G-B-D

What notes make up the Amaj7 chord?

Amaj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, G#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.