Guitar chord · Sevenths
A♯ major 7th chord on guitar
x13231 · Barre · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play A♯maj7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Lush and mellow — a signature sound of jazz, soul and bossa nova.
A♯maj7 is the Imaj7 chord in B♭ major and IVmaj7 in F major. In minor keys: IIImaj7 in G minor and VImaj7 in D minor.
- Notes
- A♯C𝄪E♯G𝄪
- 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 · Barre · 1st fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, held by the barre A♯
- 4th string (D): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) E♯
- 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) G𝄪
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) C𝄪
- 1st string (high E): 1st fret, held by the barre E♯
Tablature
e|--1---| B|--3---| G|--2---| D|--3---| A|--1---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A♯maj7 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 A♯maj7 on guitar
On guitar, A♯maj7 is most often played as a barre chord across the 1st fret (x13231).
You’ll find A♯maj7 in common progressions such as Cm7–F7–B♭maj7 (the jazz cadence in B♭ major).
