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:

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 F♯ minor
The VI chord in the key of C♯ minor
The VII chord in the key of B minor

A Major Chord on Piano

arpeggiate chords

⌨️ 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♯

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.

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A Major 7th Guitar Chords

1 Index finger

2 Middle finger

3 Ring finger

4 Pinky

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Piano Samples

The piano samples used for this A Major chord reference are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

The A Major chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:

A Major Chord on Piano

A Major chord

A Major 1st inversion

A Major 2nd inversion

A Major 7th chord

A Major 7th 1st inversion

A Major 7th 2nd inversion

A Major 7th 3rd inversion

🎸 A Major Chord Guitar Diagrams

A Major 7th Guitar Chords

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Major Chords

Minor Chords

Diminished Chords

Augmented Chords

Dominant 7th and 9th Chords

Suspended Chords

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