Guitar · scales and modes # A major scale on guitar A major has 7 notes: A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G♯. Also called Ionian. | Note | A | B | C♯ | D | E | F♯ | G♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ## 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 scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in A major | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) | | 2 | Bm | [B minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-minor) | | 3 | C♯m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) | | 4 | D | [D major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major) | | 5 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) | | 6 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) | | 7 | G♯dim | [G♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in A major | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Amaj7 | [Amaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/amaj7) · [Amaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2) · [Amaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-3) · [Amaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | Bm7 | [Bm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) · [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) · [Bm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-3) · [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | C♯m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Dmaj7 | [Dmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dmaj7) · [Dmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2) · [Dmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-3) · [Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | E7 | [E7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e7) · [E7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2) · [E7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-3) · [E7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | F♯m7 | [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) · [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | G♯m7♭5 | [G♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7b5) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of A major, starting from another root. - [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) - [B Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-dorian) - [C♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) - [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) - [E Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) - [G♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) ## Major in every key - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) - [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) - [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) - [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major) - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) - [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major) - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major) - A major - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) - [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A major in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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