A Major Chord on Piano
Also known as:
A , AM , Amaj , AMaj , Ama , AΔ
Here you can learn how to play A Major Chord on the Piano. The A Major Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. A Major Chord contains the notes A, C♯, E. The A Major Chord on Piano is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root A, the Third C♯, and the Fifth E.
Below you will find the notes, notation, degrees and intervals of the A Major Chord along with any related scales and chords. In the Piano view you can display the notes of the A Major Chord mapped out onto the Piano keyboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals. These are shown across two octaves to help visualise the different inversions of the chord.
Notes
A, C♯, E
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Tonic |
| C♯ | 3 | Mediant |
| E | 5 | Dominant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| A > A | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| A > C♯ | 4 | Major 3rd (M3) |
| A > E | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
Music Theory
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Learn more about A Major Chord
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Scales related to A Major Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the A Major Chord.
I Chord of A Major Scale
V Chord of D Major Scale
IV Chord of E Major Scale
♭VII Chord of B Natural Minor Scale
♭VI Chord of C♯ Natural Minor Scale
♭III Chord of F♯ Natural Minor Scale
♭VI Chord of C♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
V Chord of D Harmonic Minor Scale
V Chord of D Melodic Minor Scale
IV Chord of E Melodic Minor Scale
I Chord of A Major Pentatonic Scale
♭III Chord of F♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
I Chord of A Major Blues Scale
♭III Chord of F♯ Minor Blues Scale
I Chord of A Ionian Mode
V Chord of D Ionian Mode
IV Chord of E Ionian Mode
♭VII Chord of B Dorian Mode
IV Chord of E Dorian Mode
♭III Chord of F♯ Dorian Mode
♭VI Chord of C♯ Phrygian Mode
♭III Chord of F♯ Phrygian Mode
♭II Chord of G♯ Phrygian Mode
I Chord of A Lydian Mode
V Chord of D Lydian Mode
II Chord of G Lydian Mode
I Chord of A Mixolydian Mode
♭VII Chord of B Mixolydian Mode
IV Chord of E Mixolydian Mode
♭VII Chord of B Aeolian Mode
♭VI Chord of C♯ Aeolian Mode
♭III Chord of F♯ Aeolian Mode
♭VI Chord of C♯ Locrian Mode
♭V Chord of D♯ Locrian Mode
♭II Chord of G♯ Locrian Mode
I Chord of A Phrygian Dominant Mode
♭II Chord of G♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the A Major Chord.
