A guitar chord

A major. A is a first-week shape in the PickMyPath learning order.

A

Finger by finger

Put your index finger on the 2nd fret of the D string.
Put your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the G string.
Put your ring finger on the 2nd fret of the B string.
Let the A string and high E string ring open.
Skip the low E string when you strum; it is not part of the chord.

New to these grids? Read how to read a chord diagram.

Songs that use A

14 catalog songs use this chord, gentlest first.

Three Little Birds

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Resham

Nepathya

Nihita

John Chamling Rai

Photograph

Ed Sheeran

Maya Ma

Sushant KC

Asaar

Bipul Chettri

Marijau

Bikki Gurung

Gulabi

Sushant KC

Upside Down

Jack Johnson

Where does A fit in your path?

Mark the chords you already know and PickMyPath sequences the rest, one real song at a time.