Chords in the key of A major on guitar

The key of A major has seven diatonic chords: A, Bm Bm Bm Bm, C#m C#m C#m C#m, D, E, F#m F#m F#m F#m and G#°. As sevenths: Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7, Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7, C#m7 C#m7 C#m7 C#m7, Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Dmaj7, E7 E7 E7 E7, F#m7 F#m7 F#m7 F#m7 and G#m7b5. They come from the A major scale, A, B, C#, D, E, F# and G#, one on each note. On guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has A in the bass.

On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Seventh chords in A major on guitar

I · tonic× 0 2 1 2 0

ii · subdominant× 2 0 2 0 2

iii · tonic× 4 6 4 5 4

IV · subdominant× × 0 2 2 2

V · dominant0 2 0 1 0 0

vi · tonic2 4 2 2 2 2

vii° · dominant4 × 4 4 3 ×

Chords in the key of A major on guitar

Seventh chords in A major on guitar

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