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A major scale on guitar

A major has 7 notes: A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G♯. Also called Ionian.

A major: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteABC♯DEF♯G♯
Degree1234567
Step2212221

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 scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G#2A2B2C#3D3E3F#3A2B2C#3D3E3F#3G#3A3B3D3E3F#3G#3A3B3C#4D4E4G#3A3B3C#4D4E4F#4G#4A4B3C#4D4E4F#4G#4A4B4C#5D5E4F#4G#4A4B4C#5D5E5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A major
Note names
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A major scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1556712345612345671245671234571234567123456712345671234566E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • 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 scale run fingers there.

A major, position 1, frets 0 to 4567123456712345676E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    A major, position 2, frets 2 to 6671234567123456716E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      A major, position 3, frets 5 to 9123456712345671236E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        A major, position 4, frets 7 to 11234567123456712346E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          A major, position 5, frets 10 to 14456712345671234566E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in A major

            DegreeChordPages
            1AA major arpeggio
            2BmB minor arpeggio
            3C♯mC♯ minor arpeggio
            4DD major arpeggio
            5EE major arpeggio
            6F♯mF♯ minor arpeggio
            7G♯dimG♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A major

            DegreeChordPages
            1Amaj7Amaj7 arpeggio · Amaj7 drop 2 · Amaj7 drop 3 · Amaj7 drop 2 and 4
            2Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            3C♯m7C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            4Dmaj7Dmaj7 arpeggio · Dmaj7 drop 2 · Dmaj7 drop 3 · Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            5E7E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4
            6F♯m7F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            7G♯m7♭5G♯m7♭5 arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 · G♯m7♭5 drop 3 · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A major, starting from another root.

            Major in every key

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