The major 7th is 11 semitones (11 frets on the guitar). Listen to it below, then test yourself with the trainer.
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See Mentorship PlansEleven frets, just one short of an octave. Played together it's dreamy (the sound of a major 7th chord), but as a jump it's very tense, because the top note is so close to the octave it wants to reach.
A major 7th is 11 semitones, so from A it goes to G#. Turned upside down it becomes a minor 2nd.
With the root on the low E string at the 5th fret, the major 7th is on the A string, 6 frets higher; on the D string, 1 fret higher; on the G string, 4 frets lower.
Minor 2ndMajor 2ndMinor 3rdMajor 3rdPerfect 4thTritonePerfect 5thMinor 6thMajor 6thMinor 7thOctave
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A major 7th is 11 semitones, which is 11 frets on the guitar.
Turned upside down, a major 7th becomes a minor 2nd. The two always add up to an octave.
Going up, Take On Me (chorus) starts with a major 7th.