A major seventh arpeggio for guitar (Amaj7)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the A major seventh arpeggio (Amaj7): A · C# · E · G#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
Amaj7
AC#EG#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
A
Root
· R
C#
Third
· 3
E
Fifth
· 5
G#
Seventh
· 7
Arpeggio sheet
Amaj7Formula (degrees)
R 3 5 7
Notes in key
A C# E G#
Typical use
Over Imaj7 and IVmaj7; stable sound.
A major seventh
The A major seventh arpeggio is made up of: A · C# · E · G#.
The major seventh arpeggio: the major triad plus the major seventh, a full, stable sound typical of the Imaj7 and IVmaj7 degrees.