A chord on guitar
The A chord diagram on guitar, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in A
A · E · C#
The chord is built from 3 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
2 open strings · 1 muted string
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | open | A |
| 4 | 2 | E |
| 3 | 2 | A |
| 2 | 2 | C# |
| 1 | open | E |
Charts that use A
- Fat Bottomed Girls — Queen
- Parce Qu'on Vient De Loin — Corneille
- Awake My Soul — Mumford & Sons
- Un Autre Monde — Téléphone
- Riptide — Vance Joy
- Wicked Games — Jamaican Reggae Cuts
- Californication — Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Proud Mary — Creedence Clearwater Revival
- L'hymne De Nos Campagnes — Tryo
- Big Boogaloo — Eric Legnini
- Counting Stars — One Republic
- About A Girl — Nirvana