A Major Scale on Piano

A Major: A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯
• Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
• Steps (W whole, H half): W W H W W W H

Same notes as

• F♯ Minor

Finding it on the keys

• A is the white key between the second and third of the three black keys
• White keys: A B D E
• Black keys: C♯ F♯ G♯

About the Major scale

• Bright and settled: the sound most melodies come home to.
• Pop, folk, country, hymns.
• Its relative minor starts on the 6th note and uses the same notes.

Chords in A Major

• I: A
• ii: Bm
• iii: C♯m
• IV: D
• V: E
• vi: F♯m
• vii°: G♯°

Other instruments

• A Major on Guitar
• A Major on Bass
• A Major on Ukulele

More on A Major

• A Major on the circle of fifths
• Chord progressions in A Major