Guitar arpeggio
A Major 7 Guitar Arpeggio
A Major 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from A, C#, E, and G#. It is also commonly called A Major Seventh, and AMaj7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- AC#EG#
- Formula
- 1 3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 11
- Chord symbols
- Amaj7AM7
- Also called
- A Major SeventhAMaj7
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent A root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the A root notes and connect the remaining major 7 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called A Major Seventh or AMaj7.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with A Major 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard