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A/B Guitar Chord

The fundamental chord with a bright, happy and stable sound. Forms the basis of most popular, rock, folk and classical music. Consists of three notes: the root, major third and perfect fifth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is B instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–1–2–2–2–0

How to play the A/B chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–2–2–2–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · little finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for A/B chord

Other names: A major, A maj, A M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: A major chord

Intervals and tones in A/B chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
E Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–1–2–2–2–0
Fret 5
X–X–8–6–5–5
Fret 8
X–X–8–9–10–9
Open
X–1–2–2–2–X

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys