Guitar Chords in the Key of A

Guitar chords in the key of A include A Major, B Minor, C# Minor, D Major, E Major, F# Minor and G# Diminished.

Major

Minor

iii

Minor

Major

Minor

vii

Diminished

Major Guitar Chords in the Key of A

Diagram of a D major guitar chord at the open position

Diagram of an A major guitar chord at the open position

Diagram of an E major guitar chord at the open position

Minor Guitar Chords in the Key of A

Diagram of a B minor guitar barre chord at the 2 fret

Diagram of an F# minor guitar barre chord at the 2 fret

F#m

Diagram of a C# minor guitar barre chord at the 4 fret

C#m

Diminished Guitar Chords in the Key of A

G#dim

7th Guitar Chords in the Key of A

Diagram of a D major 7th guitar chord at the open position

Dmaj7

Diagram of a C# minor 7th guitar chord at the open position

C#m7

Diagram of a B minor 7th guitar chord at the open position

Bm7

Diagram of an F# minor 7th guitar barre chord at the 2 fret

F#m7

Diagram of an E 7th guitar chord at the open position

Diagram of a G# diminished 7th guitar chord at the open position (second inversion)

G#dim7

Diagram of an A major 7th guitar chord at the open position

Amaj7

Circle of Fifths

In music theory, the circle of fifths is a way of organizing the 12 chromatic pitches as a sequence of perfect fifths. If C is chosen as a starting point, the sequence is: C, G, D, A, E, B (=C♭), F♯ (=G♭), C♯ (=D♭), A♭, E♭, B♭, F. Continuing the pattern from F returns the sequence to its starting point of C. This order places the most closely related key signatures adjacent to one another. It is usually illustrated in the form of a circle.