A Major Chord (Amaj) & A Major 7th (Amaj7) on Piano & Guitar
A piano keyboard reference for the
A Major chord, abbreviated as
Amaj or
AM.
The
A Major triad
consists of the notes
A,
CāÆ
and
E. The 2 inversions to the A Major triad are
CāÆ E A
and
E A CāÆ.
The
A Major 7th chord, abbreviated as
Amaj7 or
AM7, has the notes
A,
CāÆ,
E
and
GāÆ. The
3 inversions to the A Major 7th chord are
CāÆ E GāÆ A,
E GāÆ A CāÆ
and
GāÆ A CāÆ E.
The intervals of the
A Major chord
are the
root (A) ,
major third (CāÆ)
and
perfect fifth (E). With the
A Major 7th chord, there's an additional
major seventh (GāÆ).
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guitar chord diagrams for the
A Major and A Major7th chords in common positions on the
guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
The A Major chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:
- The I chord in the key of A major
- The V chord in the key of D major
- The IV chord in the key of E major
- The III chord in the key of FāÆ minor
- The VI chord in the key of CāÆ minor
- The VII chord in the key of B minor
A Major Chord on Piano
āØļø hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
A Major chord
notes: A CāÆ E
- A
- C♯
- E
A Major 1st inversion
notes: CāÆ E A
- C♯
- E
- A
A Major 2nd inversion
notes: E A CāÆ
- E
- A
A Major 7th chord
notes: A CāÆ E GāÆ
- A
- C♯
- E
- GāÆ
A Major 7th 1st inversion
notes: CāÆ E GāÆ A
- CāÆ
- E
- GāÆ
- A
A Major 7th 2nd inversion
notes: E GāÆ A CāÆ
- E
- GāÆ
- A
- C♯
A Major 7th 3rd inversion
notes: GāÆ A CāÆ E
- GāÆ
- A
- C♯
- E
šø A Major Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the A Major chord and the A Major 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.
