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Amaj7
Also known as A Major 7 and  A △7
Guitar Chord

 
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A
E
G#
C#
E
 
-
-
E
A
C#
G#
 
E
A
E
G#
C#
E
 
E
A
E
A
C#
G#
 
Fret: 4
-
-
A
C#
E
G#
 
Fret: 5
A
-
G#
C#
E
-
 
Fret: 6
-
E
A
C#
G#
C#
 
Fret: 7
-
E
A
E
G#
C#
Key

x = don't play string
o = play open string
If the same fingering appears for more than one string, place the finger flat on the fingerboard as a 'bar', so all the strings can sound.

See also the Amaj7 Piano Chord

Examples of use
The maj7 or Major 7th chord (sometimes written as △7 to avoid confusion with minor chords - eg. A△7) is usually found on either the I or the IV (1st of 4th) degrees of a major scale.
So in A major, this would be Amaj7 or Dmaj7.



In slightly more jazzy circumstances, you might play a maj7 chord on a more chromatic note of the score, as in this example, in F# major:



Major 7th chords are one of the Diatonic 7th chords we talk about in the theory lesson here.




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