The open A Major 7 chord shape produces a beautiful sound. It is also the easiest way to play the chord. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the open A Major 7 chord.
How to play the open A Major 7 chord
- Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 4th string.
- Place your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the 3rd string.
- Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 2nd string.
- Strum the first five strings.
Open A Maj 7 Chord info
- This shape is the open A Major 7 shape.
- It is the easiest way to play the chord.
- It contains the notes (from the 5th string down) A, E, G#, C# and E.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, 7, 3 and 5 in the key of A.
- It is a Major 7 chord.