A major arpeggio for guitar (A)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the A major arpeggio (A): A · C# · E.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
A
AC#E
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
A
Root
· R
C#
Third
· 3
E
Fifth
· 5
Arpeggio sheet
AFormula (degrees)
R 3 5
Notes in key
A C# E
Typical use
Over major chords; I and IV.
A major
The A major arpeggio is made up of: A · C# · E.
The major arpeggio: the triad played one note at a time, the most stable resting point the ear hears as resolution. Useful over the I and IV degrees of a major key.