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A Major Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 2–1–0–0

How to play the A Major chord on ukulele

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

4th string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Play open

Notation for A chord

Other names: A major, A maj, A M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: A major chord

Intervals and tones in A chord

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

All Variations

Open
2–1–0–0
Fret 2
2–4–5–4
Fret 4
6–4–5–4
Fret 9
9–9–9–12

Songs using A