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    A Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of A Major

    ๐ŸŽฉ Here's a magical A major scale reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard, intervals, scale degrees, diatonic chords and common chord progressions in A major.

    ๐ŸŽธ You'll also find the A major scale on the guitar fretboard.

    The A major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches A, B, Cโ™ฏ, D, E, Fโ™ฏ and Gโ™ฏ. Its relative minor is Fโ™ฏ minor.

    The A major scale has a key signature of 3 sharps: Fโ™ฏ, Cโ™ฏ and Gโ™ฏ.

    The key of A major is closely related to the key of D major and the key of E major.

    → go to all major & minor scales

    The notes of the A major scale are A, B, C, D, E, F and G

    The relative minor of the A major scale is Fโ™ฏ minor


    A major scale piano layout & finger position

    Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the A major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the A major scale up and down:

    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A
    A
    B
    C♯
    F♯
    D
    G♯
    E
    A
    A
    D
    B
    E
    C♯
    F♯
    G♯
    A

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    right hand

    A Major Scale on Guitar

    ๐ŸŽธ Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the A major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:

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    You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the A major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

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    Chords in the key of A major
    (A major diatonic chords)

    The diatonic chords in the key of A major are: A major, B minor, Cโ™ฏ minor, D major, E major, Fโ™ฏ minor and Gโ™ฏ diminished

    Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.

    Common chord progressions in the key of A major

    Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of A major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:

    I A maj
    IV D maj
    V E maj
    I A maj
    vi F min
    ii B min
    V E maj
    vi F min
    IV D maj
    I A maj
    V E maj
    I A maj
    iii C min
    IV D maj
    V E maj
    I A maj
    IV D maj
    vi G min
    V E maj
    ii B min
    V E maj
    I A maj
    I A maj
    vi F min
    IV D maj
    V E maj
    I A maj
    IV D maj
    ii B min
    V E maj
    iii C min
    vi F min
    ii B min
    V E maj
    I A maj
    V E maj
    vi F min
    IV D maj
    I A maj
    IV D maj
    V E maj
    I A maj
    I A maj
    V E maj
    ii B min
    iii C min

    Toggle A major scale intervals & scale degrees

    degrees notes intervals
    1: Tonic A Unison
    2: Supertonic B Major 2nd
    3: Mediant C Major 3rd
    4: Subdominant D Perfect 4th
    5: Dominant E Perfect 5th
    6: Submediant F Major 6th
    7: Leading Tone G Major 7th
    1: Octave/Tonic A Perfect 8th

    Popular Songs in the Key of A Major

    • Numb by Linkin Park
    • Dancing Queen by ABBA
    • Wonderwall by Oasis
    • Alive by Pearl Jam
    • Africa by Toto
    • Just a Girl by No Doubt
    • Just Like a Pill by Pink
    • Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith
    • Take On Me by A-ha

    Major scale formula

    ๐Ÿ”ง The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:

    • W-W-H-W-W-W-H
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    W = Whole step   H = Half step


    go to a different major or minor scale:

    C majorC majorD majorD majorE majorE majorF majorF majorG majorG majorA majorB majorB majorCโ™ญ major

    C minor C minor D minorD minorD minorE minorE minorF minorF minorG minorG minorA minorA minorA minorB minorB minor


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