How to Play Amaj7 on Piano
The A Major 7th chord sounds warm and floating. It stacks 4 notes: A – C# – E – G#.
A major triad with the seventh left unflattened, a semitone below the octave. That near-miss against the root is the source of its softness.
Notes in Amaj7
| Note | Interval | Finger |
|---|---|---|
| AA4 | Root | 1 |
| C#C#5 | Major 3rd | 2 |
| EE5 | Perfect 5th | 3 |
| G#G#5 | Major 7th | 5 |
How to Play
Right Hand
Place your thumb (finger 1) on A. Use finger 2 on C#, finger 3 on E, and finger 5 on G#.
Where it sits
2 notes of this chord (C#, G#) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.
Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.