A major has three sharps and a bright, ringing quality on the guitar, where A, D and E sit under open strings. Its chords are A, Bm, C♯m, D, E, F♯m and G♯°. F♯ minor is the relative minor, A minor the parallel. Rock and blues players reach for it constantly, and a lot of upbeat pop sits here for the same reason.
The chords of A major
Seven chords, one on each note of the scale. The three major ones, A, D and E, carry most songs.
A is sounding: A, C♯ and E.
A major
ABC♯DEF♯G♯
F♯ minor
F♯G♯ABC♯DE
Make your own in A major
The generator, set to A major. Lock the chords you like, generate the rest, then download it as MIDI.
Chord names with spaces, up to 16.
More in and around A major
- A major: scale, chords and key signature
- F♯ minor, its relative minor: the scale and chords
- A minor chord progressions, its parallel minor
- Major chord progressions
- The I–V–vi–IV progression
- The I–IV–V progression
- The ii–V–I progression
- Move these chords to another key: the chord transposer
- Which key is your song in? The key finder
Piano sounds by the Salamander Grand Piano (Alexander Holm), CC BY 3.0.
