Amaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

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