Guitar · arpeggios # A major arpeggio on guitar The A major arpeggio has 3 notes: A, C♯, E. | Note | A | C♯ | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ## A major on the whole neck Every A major note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". A major Note names A major Degrees ## A major in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 7 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 7 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 8 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 7 notes Position 5: frets 11–14, 7 notes ## Scales with A major in them Scales on this site that contain A major as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on. - [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) on 5 - [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major) on 4 - [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) on 1 - [C♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor) on ♭6 - [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) on ♭3 - [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) on ♭7 - [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) on 4 - [F♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-dorian) on ♭3 - [B Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-dorian) on ♭7 - [C♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) on ♭6 - [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) on ♭3 - [G♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian) on ♭2 - [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) on 5 - [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) on 2 - [A Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian) on 1 - [E Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) on 4 - [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) on 1 - [B Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-mixolydian) on ♭7 - [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) on ♭6 - [D♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-locrian) on ♭5 - [G♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) on ♭2 - [C♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-harmonic-minor) on ♭6 - [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) on 5 - [D melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) on 5 - [E melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) on 4 - [A major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major-pentatonic) on 1 - [F♯ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor-pentatonic) on ♭3 - [F♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-blues) on ♭3 - [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [E bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-bebop-dominant) on 4 - [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 1 - [B bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-bebop-dominant) on ♭7 - [C♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-altered) on ♭6 - [E♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-altered) on ♭5 - [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) on 2 - [A Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) on 1 - [G♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2 - [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) on 1 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on 4 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) on 6 ## Major arpeggio in every key - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) - [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) - [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major) - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) - [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) - [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major) - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) - A major - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) - [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice the A major arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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