Amaj7 chord on piano
A major 7th: A · C♯ · E · G♯. It sounds soft-focus and glassy: the neo-classical and neo-soul default.
NotesA C♯ E G♯
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 7th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A — finger 1 · C♯ — finger 2 · E — finger 3 · G♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA – C♯ – E – G♯
- 1stC♯ – E – G♯ – A
- 2ndE – G♯ – A – C♯
- 3rdG♯ – A – C♯ – E
Songs that use Amaj7
Frédéric ChopinWaltz in A minor
A minor · Intermediate
BeethovenMoonlight Sonata (1st mvt)
C# minor · Advanced
ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# minor · Advanced
ChopinNocturne in C sharp minor (Posth.)
C# minor · Advanced
SchubertImpromptu Op. 142 No. 2
Ab major · Intermediate
TchaikovskyJanuary (By the Fireside)
A major · Advanced