Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

AM7A Major 7th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Ftone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F

How to play it

AM7 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Major 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 4 4 3 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 4 4 3 4) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 4 4 3 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 x 4) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 4 4) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 13 15 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar chord — 15th position (16 16 16 15 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar chord — 15th position (16 16 16 15 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

AM7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Major 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 4 4 3 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 4 4 3 4) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 4 4 3 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 x 4) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 4 4) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 13 15 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar tab — 15th position (16 16 16 15 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 7th guitar tab — 15th position (16 16 16 15 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM7 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dreamywarmromantic
Genres
jazzbossa novar&b
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6
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More ways to play A Major 7th

Browse the rest of the A chords in this tuning, or open AM7 in the app for every voicing.

AM7 in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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