Amaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) 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
x 0 0 0 1 4	– – – – 1 2	x A E A C# G#	medium
x 0 0 4 4 4	– – – 1 1 1	x A E C# E G#	easy · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 0 8 9	1 2 1 – 3 4	A E A A G# C#	hard · barre on fret 5
9 0 0 7 8 9	3 – – 1 2 4	C# A E E G# C#	medium
9 0 9 0 8 9	2 – 3 – 1 4	C# A C# A G# C#	medium
12 0 9 11 9 9	3 – 1 2 1 1	E A C# G# A C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 4 0 1 0	– – 2 – 1 –	x A G# A C# E	medium
x 0 4 4 4 0	– – 1 1 1 –	x A G# C# E E	easy · barre on fret 4
9 0 5 7 8 5	4 – 1 2 3 1	C# A A E G# A	hard · barre on fret 5
9 0 9 7 8 0	3 – 4 1 2 –	C# A C# E G# E	medium
9 0 0 0 8 9	2 – – – 1 3	C# A E A G# C#	easy
12 0 9 11 9 12	3 – 1 2 1 4	E A C# G# A E	medium · barre on fret 9
5 0 0 0 1 4	3 – – – 1 2	A A E A C# G#	hard
x 0 4 4 4 4	– – 1 1 1 1	x A G# C# E G#	easy · barre on fret 4
5 0 0 7 8 9	1 – – 2 3 4	A A E E G# C#	hard
x 0 9 7 8 9	– – 3 1 2 4	x A C# E G# C#	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 – Open Am 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 Open Am E-A-E-A-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.