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A Major Scale

The A Major scale contains the notes A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#. Explore where each note sits across the ukulele fretboard in standard GCEA tuning, hear it played, and see the chords it harmonises with.

Also known as

  • A Ionian

Formula

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Notes

ABC#DEF#G#

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the A Major scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

I A Major
ii B Minor
iii C# Minor
IV D Major
V E Major
vi F# Minor
vii° G# dim
Explore this scale on the interactive fretboard tool

Related Scales

Other A Scales

MinorHarmonic MinorMelodic MinorMajor PentatonicMinor PentatonicMinor BluesMajor BluesDorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianLocrianHarmonic Major

Other Major Scales

CDbDEbEFF#GAbBbB