A major
| A major | |
|---|---|
| Chord symbol (s) : | A. |
| Parallel Tone : | F sharp minor |
| Dominant : | E major |
| Subdominant : | D major |
| Scale : | a - h - cis ^ d - e - fis - gis ^ a |
A major is a key of the musical scale major based on the root note a building. The key of A major is written in musical notation with three sharps (f sharp, c sharp, g sharp). The corresponding scale and the basic chord of this key (the tonic a-c sharp-e) are also referred to by the term A major.
A major is often described as festive, bright and radiant, but see the article Key Character Character . A major is a particularly suitable key for the song accompaniment on the guitar , since the bass notes of the A major basic cadence (d, e, a) correspond to the three lowest strings of the guitar, which must then be played empty.
Classification of the key
| Sign : | 7 ♭ + fes
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6 ♭ + ces
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5 ♭ + total
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4 ♭ + des
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3 ♭ + as
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2 ♭ + es
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1 ♭ b
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0 ♭ / ♯ |
1 ♯ f sharp
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2 ♯ + c sharp
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3 ♯ + g sharp
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4 ♯ + dis
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5 ♯ + ais
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6 ♯ + ice
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7 ♯ + his
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| Major keys: | Ces | Ges | Of | As | It | B. | F. | C. | G | D. | A. | E. | H | F sharp | Cis |
| Minor keys: | as | it | b | f | c | G | d | a | e | H | f sharp | cis | g sharp | dis | ais |
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