The A sharp Major 7 chord (also written as A# Maj 7) contains the notes A#, Cx (C double sharp), E# and Gx (G double sharp). It is produced by taking the root, 3rd, 5th and 7th of the A# Major scale. It is essentially an A# flat Major chord, with the 7th note of the Major scale added.
A# Major 7 is most commonly played with the root note on the 2nd fret of the 6th string (second shape below).
The Major 7 chord in general is considered a kind of default chord, as it contains no altered notes of the Major scale (1, 3, 5, 7). It can also be used as a starting point, when figuring out other chords that have the same root note. For example, the A# minor 7 chord can be produced by lowering the 3rd and 7th of the A# Major 7 chord.
10 Ways To Play The A# Major 7 Chord
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Some Quick A Sharp Major 7 Chord Theory
- The A# Major 7 chord contains the notes A#, Cx, F# and Gx.
- The A# Major 7 chord is produced by taking the 1 (root), 3, 5 and 7 of the A# Major scale.
- The A sharp Major 7 chord (just like all Major 7 chords) contains the following intervals (starting from the root note): major 3rd, minor 3rd, major 3rd, semitone (which leads back to the root note).
- The A sharp Major 7 chord is the first chord in the key of A sharp and the fourth chord in the key of E sharp (same as F).
- The A# Major 7 chord works well with the Gm7 chord (relative minor). Technically, the relative minor is Fxm7 (F double sharp minor 7), but it’s much simpler to refer to it as Gm7.
- The A# Major scale and A# Lydian mode can be used when soloing over the A# Major 7 chord.
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