AM7 Piano Chord
AM7
A Major 7th (with 5th)
Root
A3rd
C#5th
EMaj 7th
G#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
A1
2
3
- 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
ERoot
A1
2
3
4
5
6
- 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- 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
A1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10