Piano chord

A Minor-Major 7th Chord

Am(maj7) is a minor-major 7th chord built on A. It contains the notes A – C – E – G♯.

Am(maj7)

Also written: AmM7, Am(Δ7)

A

C

E

G♯

Notes in Am(maj7)

Count up from A using the intervals below. The formula shows each note relative to the A major scale.

Notes	Intervals	Formula	Semitones
A	Root	1	0
C	Minor 3rd	♭3	3
E	Perfect 5th	5	7
G♯	Major 7th	7	11

Right hand: fingers 1–2–3–5 (thumb on A).
Left hand: fingers 5–3–2–1, or play just the root in the left hand and the other notes in the right.
Inversions keep your hand closer to the previous chord — see below.

An inversion puts a different note of Am(maj7) at the bottom. The notes stay the same, the colour and voice leading change.

Minor's sadness paired with the major 7th's shimmer — an unsettling beauty. Cinematic and rare.

Sound: Mysterious & cinematic

Am(maj7) is not built only from the notes of any major or natural minor key — it is a chromatic chord, used for colour and tension.

Hear Am(maj7) with different sounds and compare it with other chords in the interactive builder.

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