A major triad for guitar (A)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the A major triad (A) on the guitar fretboard: A · C# · E.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
Toggle individual strings
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
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
open
1st inversion
fret 6
2nd inversion
fret 10
A major
The A major triad is made up of three notes: A · C# · E.
It's the most consonant, stable triad -- the backbone of most pop, rock, and folk music. It often functions as the tonic chord, the point of arrival a progression resolves to.