How to Play an A Major Chord on the Ukulele
Learning how to play an A major chord on the ukulele is relatively easy. The A major chord, sometimes known as the A chord, Amaj chord, or AM chord, is one of the most important beginner chords to learn on the ukulele. On this page, you’ll find a video lesson on how to play the A major ukulele chord, as well as the A major chord chart, fingerings and theory, and some examples of ukulele songs that use the A chord. You can also download our A Major Ukulele Chord Poster for free to stick on your wall!
Video Lesson for the A Major Ukulele Chord
A Major Chord Ukulele Fingerings
How to Play an A Major Chord on the Ukulele!
To play an A major chord…
- Put your 2nd finger (middle finger) on the 2nd fret of the 4th string (G string)
- Put your 1st finger (index finger) on the 1st fret of the 3rd string (C string)
- Put your 1st finger (index finger) on the 1st fret of the 3rd string (C string)
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What Notes Are in an A Major Chord?
The Theory of the A Major Chord
An A major chord is made up of these 3 notes…
A C# E
All major chords are made up of the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of a major scale. So, as you can see below, when you take the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the A major scale, you get A, C# and E.
A B C# D E F# G#
You may be wondering why you need to play all 4 strings of the ukulele to play an A major chord if it only consists of 3 notes – the answer is that you don’t have to, but doubling up the A note on the 4th and 1st strings gives the chord a fuller sound.
Related Chords to the A Major Chord
C Major (Cmaj)
D Major (Dmaj)
E Major (Emaj)
F Major (Fmaj)
G Major (Gmaj)
A minor (Am)
A power chord (A5)
A dominant 7th (A7)
A major 7th (Amaj7)
A minor 7th (Amin7)
A suspended 2nd (Asus2)
A suspended 4th (Asus4)
A major 6th (A6)
A major add 9 (Amaj add9)
A dominant 7th flat 5 (A7b5)
A augmented (Aaug)
A augmented 7th (Aaug7)
A diminished (Adim)
A diminished 7th (Adim7)
What Ukulele Songs Use the A Major Chord?
The A chord is a bright, happy chord that can be used in any genre of music. Here are some famous songs that use an A major chord and can be played on the ukulele. Please note that the written chords are for the original songs and may not be the same as the accompanying covers where the performer has changed the key.
'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles
Chords: A, Bm, B7, C, D, E7, G
'Stand by Me' by Ben E. King
Chords: A, D, E, Gbm
'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver
Chords: A, D, E, E7, Gbm, G
'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley
Chords: D, G, A
'Thinking Out Loud' by Ed Sheeran
Chords: A, Am, Bm, Bm7, C, D, Dm, Em, F, G
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