Amaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy

in Double Daddy (D-A-D-D-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj7

Major 7

Notes:A · C# · E · G#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj7 shapes as text

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

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 – Double Daddy 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 Double Daddy D-A-D-D-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.