A Chords
Every common A chord on guitar and piano. Pick a chord to see the grip, hear it, and switch between variants like A, Am and A7. Print gives you all A chords on one sheet.
A
A major
- AR
- C♯3
- E5
Guitar
Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little. ✕ = don't play that string, ○ = play it open.
Piano
All A chords at a glance
| Chord | Name | Notes | Formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | A major | A C♯ E | R 3 5 |
| Am | A minor | A C E | R ♭3 5 |
| A7 | A dominant 7th | A C♯ E G | R 3 5 ♭7 |
| Amaj7 | A major 7th | A C♯ E G♯ | R 3 5 7 |
| Am7 | A minor 7th | A C E G | R ♭3 5 ♭7 |
| Asus2 | A suspended 2nd | A B E | R 2 5 |
| Asus4 | A suspended 4th | A D E | R 4 5 |
| Aadd9 | A add 9 | A C♯ E B | R 3 5 9 |
| A6 | A major 6th | A C♯ E F♯ | R 3 5 6 |
| Adim | A diminished | A C E♭ | R ♭3 ♭5 |
| Aaug | A augmented | A C♯ E♯ | R 3 ♯5 |
| Am7♭5 | A half-diminished 7th | A C E♭ G | R ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 |
The easiest way to play them
On guitar, A is easiest as the open grip and Am as the open grip. Both use open strings, so they're among the first chords most guitarists learn. On piano, every chord here starts with the same hand shape — thumb on A, then fingers 3 and 5 for a triad (1-2-3-5 for four-note chords). Inversions keep the same notes but put a different one at the bottom, which makes moving between chords smoother.
Keys that use A and Am
A major scale · A minor scale · Chord finder — name any chord from its notes