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G/A 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 A instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–0–0–0–0–3

How to play the G/A chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–0–0–0–3 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) Play open
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · index finger

Notation for G/A chord

Other names: G major, G maj, G M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: G major chord

Intervals and tones in G/A chord

Note Interval
G Root
H Major 3rd
D Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–0–0–0–0–3
Open
X–0–0–4–0–3
Open
X–0–0–4–3–3
Fret 3
X–0–5–4–3–3

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys