Amaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj7

Major 7

Notes:A · C# · E · G#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 1 2 0	– – 2 1 3 –	x A E G# C# E	easy
5 4 2 2 2 4	4 2 1 1 1 3	A C# E A C# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 0 6 6 5 4	– – 3 4 2 1	x A G# C# E G#	medium
5 7 6 6 5 5	1 4 2 3 1 1	A E G# C# E A	medium · barre on fret 5
x 0 6 6 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x A G# C# x x	easy
9 0 7 9 9 0	2 – 1 3 4 –	C# A A E G# E	medium
x 0 11 9 9 9	– – 2 1 1 1	x A C# E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
0 11 11 x 10 0	– 2 3 – 1 –	E G# C# x A E	easy
x 0 2 2 2 4	– – 1 1 1 2	x A E A C# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 2 2 4	– – – 1 2 3	x x x A C# G#	medium
x 0 7 6 5 4	– – 4 3 2 1	x A A C# E G#	medium
5 7 6 6 5 0	1 4 2 3 1 –	A E G# C# E E	medium · barre on fret 5
9 0 6 6 9 0	3 – 1 2 4 –	C# A G# C# G# E	medium
x 0 7 9 9 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x A A E G# C#	medium
12 0 11 9 9 9	3 – 2 1 1 1	E A C# E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 11 x 10 0	– 2 3 – 1 –	x G# C# x A E	easy

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 6-String Guitar 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

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.