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,
C♯
and
E. The 2 inversions to the A Major triad are
C♯ E A
and
E A C♯.
The
A Major 7th chord, abbreviated as
Amaj7 or
AM7, has the notes
A,
C♯,
E
and
G♯. The
3 inversions to the A Major 7th chord are
C♯ E G♯ A,
E G♯ A C♯
and
G♯ A C♯ E.
The intervals of the
A Major chord
are the
root (A) ,
major third (C♯)
and
perfect fifth (E). With the
A Major 7th chord, there's an additional
major seventh (G♯).
🎸 You can also jump to
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:
A Major Chord on Piano
⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
A Major chord
notes: A C♯ E
- A
- C♯
- E
A Major 1st inversion
notes: C♯ E A
- C♯
- E
- A
A Major 2nd inversion
notes: E A C♯
- E
- A
A Major 7th chord
notes: A C♯ E G♯
- A
- C♯
- E
- G♯
A Major 7th 1st inversion
notes: C♯ E G♯ A
- C♯
- E
- G♯
- A
A Major 7th 2nd inversion
notes: E G♯ A C♯
- E
- G♯
- A
- C♯
A Major 7th 3rd inversion
notes: G♯ A C♯ E
- G♯
- A
- C♯
- E
🎸 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.
