Amaj7 (A major 7th): A C# E G#. Formula 1 3 5 7. A major triad with a major 7th: soft and lush, the home chord of jazz, bossa nova and neo-soul.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of16

Scales that contain it15

Extensions1

Inversions4

  • Amaj77

    Root position · A C# E G#

  • Amaj7/C#6/5

    1st inversion · C# E G# A

  • Amaj7/E4/3

    2nd inversion · E G# A C#

  • Amaj7/G#4/2

    3rd inversion · G# A C# E

Relatives6

Type1

Genres that use it5

Cadences1

Cadences it takes part in

Where it goes10

One small move away9

Its dominant1