x 0 2 2 2 0
A major
Notes: A · C# · E
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
Common shapes (5)
5 4 2 2 2 5
5 7 7 6 5 5
x x 7 9 10 9
x 12 11 9 10 9
Other shapes (37)
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x 0 x 6 5 0
x 0 7 6 5 0
5 0 2 2 2 0
5 0 x 6 5 0
5 0 7 6 5 0
x 0 2 2 2 5
x 0 x 6 5 5
x 0 7 6 5 5
x 0 11 9 10 0
5 4 2 2 x x
5 0 x 6 5 5
5 7 7 6 x x
About A major
The A major chord is made up of A (root), C# (major third) and E (perfect fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5. It is a major chord: it sounds stable and bright, and it is the foundation of most chord progressions.
On guitar, A major has 5 common shapes: the A, G, E, D and C shapes. These are CAGED system shapes, the basis for playing the same chord anywhere on the neck. There are 37 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.