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A/D 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 D instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–X–0–2–2–0

How to play the A/D chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–0–2–2–0 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) Do not play
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for A/D chord

Other names: A major, A maj, A M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: A major chord

Intervals and tones in A/D chord

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

All Variations

Open
X–X–0–2–2–0
Fret 5
X–X–0–6–5–5
Fret 5
X–5–7–6–5–5
Fret 9
X–X–0–9–10–9

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys