A chord on piano
A major: A · C♯ · E. It sounds bright and settled — the plain three-note chord most songs are built from.
NotesA C♯ E
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A — finger 1 · C♯ — finger 3 · E — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA – C♯ – E
- 1stC♯ – E – A
- 2ndE – A – C♯
Songs that use A
Nils FrahmAmbre
F minor · Advanced
Ólafur ArnaldsNear Light
D major · Beginner
J.S. BachMinuet in G
G major · Intermediate
YirumaRiver Flows in You
A major · Beginner
Ólafur Arnaldsundir
E major · Beginner
Ludovico EinaudiDivenire
C major · Beginner