G shape of A Major
Symbol: A
G shape
Root
A
Chord tones
A · C# · E
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 4 · 7
Position
From fret 2
String by string
- String 6: fret 5 → Aroot
- String 5: fret 4 → C#
- String 4: fret 2 → E
- String 3: fret 2 → Aroot
- String 2: fret 2 → C#
- String 1: fret 5 → Aroot
Note names on this page use the toolkit's sharp spelling throughout: A# and Bb are the same pitch, and this page always writes A#.
The five shapes of A Major
- 1. C shape · From fret 9
- 2. A shape · Open position
- 3. G shape · From fret 2
- 4. E shape · From fret 5
- 5. D shape · From fret 7
Each shape covers the same chord in a different place on the neck; the list shows where each one starts.
Corresponding A Ionian (Major)
Every tone of A Major belongs to A Ionian (Major). The board shows that scale across frets 0–12, connecting this chord shape to the notes around it.
RootIn scaleOutside scale
A · B · C# · D · E · F# · G#
A Major in the G shape sounds 6 of the six strings in standard tuning, and its chord tones are A · C# · E.