Amaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj7

Major 7

Notes:A · C# · E · G#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 1 1 1 0	– – 1 1 1 –	x A C# G# C# E	easy · barre on fret 1
3 4 4 2 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	G# C# E A x x	medium
3 4 x x 4 5	1 2 – – 3 4	G# C# x x E A	hard
4 4 4 6 4 4	1 1 1 2 1 1	A C# E C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 8 6 8 5	– – 3 2 4 1	x A G# C# G# A	medium
8 0 8 6 8 0	2 – 3 1 4 –	C# A G# C# G# E	medium
8 7 8 x 9 0	2 1 3 – 4 –	C# E G# x A E	hard
x 0 8 9 8 9	– – 1 2 1 3	x A G# E G# C#	easy · barre on fret 8
11 11 9 9 9 9	2 3 1 1 1 1	E G# A E A C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 1 1 1 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x A C# G# C# x	easy · barre on fret 1
4 4 x 2 x 4	2 3 – 1 – 4	A C# x A x G#	hard
3 4 4 x x 5	1 2 3 – – 4	G# C# E x x A	hard
x 0 4 6 4 4	– – 1 2 1 1	x A E C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 8 6 9 5	– – 3 2 4 1	x A G# C# A A	hard
8 0 8 6 8 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	C# A G# C# G# x	medium
8 7 9 x 8 0	2 1 4 – 3 –	C# E A x G# E	hard

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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.