Amaj7
How to play the A Major 7th. Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol Amaj7 we get the following information:
- The Amaj7 chord has the note A as root note
- The Amaj7 chord is a 4-note chord (a tetrad)
- The Amaj7 chord is a minor chord
Because Amaj7 is a 4-note chord it also has 4 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
- 3rd. inversion
Amaj7 chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: A – C# – E – G#
Amaj7 chord – 1st. inversion: C# – E – G# – A
Amaj7 chord – 2nd. inversion: E – G# – A – C#
Amaj7 chord – 3rd. inversion: G# – A – C# – E
Amaj7 chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | A | C# | E | G# |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Note | C# | E | G# | A |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | E | G# | A | C# |
3rd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | G# | A | C# | E |
Amaj7 chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The Amaj7 chord is the 1st. step in the A Major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Amaj7 | Bm7 | C#m7 | Dmaj7 | E7 | F#m7 | G#m7(b5) |
The Amaj7 chord is the 4th. step in the E major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Emaj7 | F#m7 | G#m7 | Amaj7 | B7 | C#m7 | D#m7(b5) |
The Amaj7 chord is the 3rd. step in the F#m minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | F#m7 | G#m7(b5) | Amaj7 | Bm7 | C#m7 | Dmaj7 | E7 |