Guitar Chords in the Key of A Major

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The chords in the key of A Major

A Major Chord A
B flat minor Chord Bm
C Sharp minor Chord C♯m
D Major Chord D
E Major Chord E
F Sharp minor Chord F♯m
G Sharp diminished Chord G♯dim

A Major - B minor - C♯ minor - D Major - E Major - F♯ minor - G♯ diminished (G♯°)

      A     Bm   C♯m    D     E    F♯m  G♯dim   
e|----0-----2-----4-----2-----0-----2----------|
B|----2-----3-----5-----3-----0-----2----------|
G|----2-----4-----6-----2-----1-----2-----4----|
D|----2-----4-----6-----0-----2-----4-----6----|
A|----0-----2-----4-----------2-----4-----5----|
E|----------------------------0-----2-----4----|
      I     ii   iii    IV    V     vi   vii

The chord formula for any Major key is
Major - minor - minor - Major - Major - minor - diminished

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of A Major Using 7th Chords

A Major 7 Chord AMaj7
B minor 7 Chord Bm7
C Sharp minor 7 Chord C♯m7
D Major 7 Chord DMaj7
E Dominant 7 Chord E7
F Sharp minor 7 Chord F♯m7
G Sharp minor 7 ♭5 G♯m7♭5

A Major 7 - B minor 7 - C♯ minor 7 - D Major 7 - E Dominant 7 - F♯ minor 7 - G♯m7♭5

    AMaj7  Bm7  C♯m7  DMaj7   E7   F♯m7  G♯m7♭5 
e|----4-----2-----4-----3-----0-----2----------|
B|----2-----0-----5-----3-----0-----2-----3----|
G|----4-----2-----4-----3-----1-----2-----4----|
D|----2-----0-----6-----0-----0-----2-----4----|
A|----0-----2-----4-----------2-----4-----x----|
E|----------------------------0-----2-----4----|
      I     ii    iii   IV    V     vi    vii