Guitar arpeggio

A Minor-Major 7 Guitar Arpeggio

A Minor-Major 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from A, C, E, and Ab. It is also commonly called A Minor Major 7, and AmMaj7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.

Chord tones
ACEAb
Formula
1 b3 5 7
Semitones
0 3 7 11
Chord symbols
AmMaj7AmM7
Also called
A Minor Major 7AmMaj7

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 minor-major 7 chord tones across standard tuning.

This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called A Minor Major 7 or AmMaj7.

Fretboard diagram

A Minor-Major 7 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning A Minor-Major 7 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning

Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool

Start with A Minor-Major 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.

Open in interactive fretboard

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