A chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:A · C# · E

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 4 4 4 0 x	1 2 3 4 – –	C# A E A A x	medium
x 4 4 4 4 4	– 1 1 1 1 1	x A E A C# A	easy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 8 7 8	– – 4 2 1 3	x x A C# E C#	medium
9 8 9 8 0 11	2 1 3 1 – 4	A C# A C# A E	medium · barre on fret 8
4 4 1 4 0 x	2 3 1 4 – –	E A C# A A x	medium
x 4 4 4 4 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x A E A C# x	easy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 8 7 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x x A C# E x	medium
9 8 9 11 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	A C# A E A x	medium
1 4 4 4 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	C# A E A x x	medium
x 4 4 x 4 4	– 1 2 – 3 4	x A E x C# A	hard
9 x 9 8 7 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	A x A C# E x	hard
9 11 9 8 0 x	2 4 3 1 – –	A E A C# A x	medium
4 4 1 4 x x	2 3 1 4 – –	E A C# A x x	medium
4 4 4 4 4 4	1 1 1 1 1 1	E A E A C# A	easy · barre on fret 4
9 8 x 8 7 x	4 2 – 3 1 –	A C# x C# E x	hard
9 8 9 11 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	A C# A E x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A chord (Major) is built from the notes A, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open F generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the A chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
5	7	E

More A chords

Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

C C#D D#E F F#G G#A#B

See A in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the A chord?

A is a Major chord built from the notes A, C#, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.