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Harmonic field of A major on guitar

A major: A – B – C# – D – E – F# – G#. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on A. 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.

Amaj7, x 0 2 1 2 0Amaj7213×AEG#C#E
I · tonic× 0 2 1 2 0
Bm7, x 2 0 2 0 2Bm7123×BDABF#
ii · subdominant× 2 0 2 0 2
C#m7, x 4 6 4 5 4C#m7413121×C#G#BEG#
iii · tonic× 4 6 4 5 4
Dmaj7, x x 0 2 2 2Dmaj7111××DAC#F#
IV · subdominant× × 0 2 2 2
E7, 0 2 0 1 0 0E721EBDG#BE
V · dominant0 2 0 1 0 0
F#m7, 2 4 2 2 2 2F#m7131111F#C#EAC#F#
vi · tonic2 4 2 2 2 2
G#m7b5, 4 x 4 4 3 xG#m7b52341G#×F#BD×
vii° · dominant4 × 4 4 3 ×

These are the first positions of every degree of A major on guitar. In Chord & Fret, the Circle of Fifths opens the full field — every degree with all its positions, audio and the key's secondary dominants. Open in Chord & Fret →

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