How to play A: a major built on A, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 2 open strings, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to A. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | A | C# | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | 5 |
A is a major with A as its root. The full theoretical spelling is A, C#, E. This voicing sounds every chord tone.
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