A Major Chord

The A Major Chord contains 3 music notes - A  | C# |  E

Play the video above to learn how to play an A Major Chord using the Guitar by Numbers System and a Guitar Chord Diagram

A Major chord is a triad contains from 3 notes of the Major Scale - the first , third and fifth note of the Major Scale

The notes in the A major scale are A B C# D E F# G#

The first note (the root) note is an A note

The Third Note is a C# note

The Fifth Note is a E Note

A Chord Progression that will sound well together in the key of A major are:

A Major   D Major    E Major

Check out the A Major Chord Diagram below!