What notes are in a Am(maj7) chord?

Am(maj7) is A, C, E, G#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 7 of A.

How do you play Am(maj7) on guitar?

5th String Root m(maj7): x 0 2 1 1 0 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Am(maj7)?

Scales on A that contain every note of Am(maj7): A Harmonic Minor, A Melodic Minor, A Hungarian Minor, A Lydian #2, A Lydian b3, A Neapolitan Minor.

Guitar chord · Minor Major 7th

Am(maj7) chord (A Minor Major 7th)

Haunting minor chord with a natural 7th — the film noir sound, native to harmonic & melodic minor.

Notes ACEG#

Formula 1 ♭3 5 7

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Am(maj7) chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

5th String Root m(maj7) x 0 2 1 1 0

Interactive chord diagram

Am(maj7) on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over Am(maj7)

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Am(maj7) is the chord of the moment.

A Harmonic Minor A Melodic Minor A Hungarian Minor A Lydian #2 A Lydian b3 A Neapolitan Minor A Neapolitan Major A Augmented A Lydian #2 #6 A Bebop Melodic Minor A Bebop Harmonic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Am(maj7) chord?: Am(maj7) is A, C, E, G#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 7 of A.
How do you play Am(maj7) on guitar?: 5th String Root m(maj7): x 0 2 1 1 0 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Am(maj7)?: Scales on A that contain every note of Am(maj7): A Harmonic Minor, A Melodic Minor, A Hungarian Minor, A Lydian #2, A Lydian b3, A Neapolitan Minor.

Minor Major 7th chords in every key

Cm(maj7) C#m(maj7) Dm(maj7) Ebm(maj7) Em(maj7) Fm(maj7) F#m(maj7) Gm(maj7) Abm(maj7) Am(maj7) Bbm(maj7) Bm(maj7)