The open A Major chord is one of the first guitar chords that guitarists learn. This is a very important shape in any guitarist’s chord library. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the standard open position A chord.
How to play the open position A chord
- Place your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the 4th string.
- Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 3rd string.
- Place your 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the 2nd string.
- Strum from the 5th string down.
Open A Chord Info
- This is one of the most common guitar chords and one of the first shapes that guitarists learn.
- It contains the notes (from the 5th string down) A, E, A, C# and E.
- This is the shape that the root 5 barre chord is based on.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, 1, 3 and 5 in the key of A.
- It is a Major chord.