Guitar scale · Major & minor
A major scale on guitar
Every position of the A major scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is F♯ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of A major.
- Notes
- ABC♯DEF♯G♯
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 5–10, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------7--9--10-| B|-------------------------------------7--9--10----------| G|----------------------------6--7--9--------------------| D|-------------------6--7--9-----------------------------| A|----------5--7--9--------------------------------------| E|-5--7--9-----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 5, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the A major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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