A Major Triad arpeggio

Root, major 3rd, perfect 5th. The foundation of major harmony.

3 notes · Standard tuning

Neck positions

1357912EADGBe
Root (A)
Arpeggio tone

Chord-shape voicings

EADGBE

Voicing 1

5frEADGBE

Voicing 2

EADGBE

Voicing 3

EADGBE

Voicing 4

9frEADGBE

Voicing 5

12frEADGBE

Voicing 6

7frEADGBE

Voicing 7

17frEADGBE

Voicing 8

EADGBE

Voicing 9

14frEADGBE

Voicing 10

10frEADGBE

Voicing 11

14frEADGBE

Voicing 12

9frEADGBE

Voicing 13

16frEADGBE

Voicing 14

11frEADGBE

Voicing 15

11frEADGBE

Voicing 16

16frEADGBE

Voicing 17

19frEADGBE

Voicing 18

16frEADGBE

Voicing 19

Notes

A
R
C#
+4
E
+7

About the A Major Triad arpeggio

The A Major Triad arpeggio contains the notes A, C#, E. Arpeggios are the notes of a chord played one at a time. The Major Triad arpeggio is built from intervals: 0, 4, 7 semitones from the root. Use the neck diagram above to find every position of this arpeggio on a standard-tuned guitar.

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