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H/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–0–1–4–0–2

How to play the H/A chord on guitar

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

Notation for H/A chord

Other names: H major, H maj, H M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: H major chord

Intervals and tones in H/A chord

Note Interval
H Root
Eb Major 3rd
F# Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–0–1–4–0–2
Open
X–0–4–4–4–2
Fret 4
X–0–4–4–4–7
Fret 4
5–6–4–4–4–7

More chords with H as the root

The same chord type in other keys