Stadium Lights
Driving rock on an A–D–G vamp — crunchy major chords, arena energy.
Jam this track with live chords →The A Major Scale
The notes of A major are A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G# — formula 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Key signature: three sharps (F#, C#, G#). Its relative minor is F# minor, which uses the same notes from a different home. Below: the full neck, the chords in the key, and the pentatonic that lives inside it.
A major on the fretboard
Practice A major position by position — interactive fretboard →
Chords in the key of A major
Harmonising the scale gives the seven chords songs in A major are built from:
| Degree | I | ii | iii | IV | V | vi | vii° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chord | A | Bm | C#m | D | E | F#m | G#dim |
The workhorses are I, IV and V (A, D, E) plus the vi (F#m) — the four chords of several thousand songs.
The A major pentatonic shortcut
For soloing in A major, most players reach first for the major pentatonic — the same scale minus the two most clash-prone notes. A major pentatonic: A, B, C#, E, F#.
Backing tracks in A major
Scales stick when you use them. These free tracks are recorded in A major — play them right here, or open them in JamLab to see the scale on a live fretboard while the chords change:
Open Sky
Ambient soundscape in A major — slow evolving pads, no drums, meditative and open.
Jam this track with live chords →More jams in this key: A major backing tracks.