Guitar chord · Sevenths
A major 7th chord on guitar
x02120 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Amaj7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Lush and mellow — a signature sound of jazz, soul and bossa nova.
Amaj7 is the Imaj7 chord in A major and IVmaj7 in E major. In minor keys: IIImaj7 in F♯ minor and VImaj7 in C♯ minor.
- Notes
- AC♯EG♯
- Formula
- 1357
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): play open A
- 4th string (D): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) E
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) G♯
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) C♯
- 1st string (high E): play open E
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--2---| G|--1---| D|--2---| A|--0---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Amaj7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Amaj7 on guitar
The open A shape with the G-string finger moved back to the 1st fret (x02120).
You’ll find Amaj7 in common progressions such as Bm7–E7–Amaj7 (the jazz cadence in A major).
