A Major scale — Position 3
Fret 5 position · Standard tuning
The most common scale in Western music. Bright, happy sound.
Root (A)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
ABC#DEF#G#
All 5 positions
A Major scale position 3 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 3 of the A Major scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 5 position. The notes available in this position are A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#. Root notes (A) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The A Major scale has 7 notes with intervals 0–2–4–5–7–9–11 semitones.