A chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:A · C# · E

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 2 3 2	– 1 1 1 2 1	x A E A C# E	easy · barre on fret 2
7 6 7 6 6 7	2 1 3 1 1 4	A C# A C# E A	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 7 9 11 11	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A E A C#	hard
x 9 11 9 11 11	– 1 2 1 3 4	x E C# E A C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 2 2 3 x	– 1 1 1 2 –	x A E A C# x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 6 7 6 6 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	A C# A C# E x	easy · barre on fret 6
7 9 11 9 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	A E C# E x x	hard
11 9 11 9 11 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	C# E C# E A x	medium · barre on fret 9
x x x 2 3 2	– – – 1 2 1	x x x A C# E	easy · barre on fret 2
x x 7 6 6 7	– – 3 1 2 4	x x A C# E A	medium
7 9 7 x 11 11	1 2 1 – 3 4	A E A x A C#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 9 11 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x E C# E A x	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 2 6 3 2	– 1 1 3 2 1	x A E C# C# E	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 7 6 6 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x A C# E x	easy
7 9 7 9 x 11	1 2 1 3 – 4	A E A E x C#	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 11 9 11 11	– – 2 1 3 4	x x C# E A C#	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 Gm 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-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.