AM7 Piano Chord

AM7

A Major 7th (with 5th)

Root

A

3rd

C#

5th

E

Maj 7th

G#

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

A

C#

E

G#

The Notes in a A Major 7th (with 5th) Chord

The 3rd

Finding C# from A step by step:

Start on: A
Step 1: move up to Bb
Step 2: move up to B
Step 3: move up to C
Step 4: Land on C#

3rd

C#

Root

A

1

2

3

PLAY

Bb is a minor second above A.
B is a major 2nd above A.
C is a minor third above A.
C# is a major third above A.

The 5th

Finding E from A step by step:

Start on: A
Step 1: move up to Bb
Step 2: move up to B
Step 3: move up to C
Step 4: move up to C#
Step 5: move up to D
Step 6: move up to Eb
Step 7: Land on E

5th

E

Root

A

1

2

3

4

5

6

PLAY

Bb is a minor second above A.
B is a major 2nd above A.
C is a minor third above A.
C# is a major third above A.
D is a fourth above A.
Eb is a flat fifth above A.
E is a fifth above A.

The Maj 7th

Finding G# from A step by step:

Start on: A
Step 1: Land on G#

Maj 7th

G#

Root

A

PLAY

G# is a minor second below A. The maj 7th is down a minor second? Confusing, right? The note G# is down 1 half-steps from A, but up 11 half-steps from A:

Maj 7th

G#

Root

A

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

PLAY