HOW TO PLAY
A# Major
From your perspective, as you look down at the fretboard:
STEP BY STEP
How to play a A# Major chord on the guitar
- Make a barre with your first finger on the first fret.
- Put your second finger on the third fret of the fourth string.
- Put your third finger on the third fret of the third string.
- Put your fourth finger on the third fret of the second string.
- Strum only the highest five strings.
THEORY
A# Major is a major triad, built up of the root, the major third, and the perfect fifth:
Here is how those notes are actually distributed across your fretboard
Here’s how you might play the same chord on the piano:
HOW IT’S USED
The most common progression you’ll likely see with A# Major is going from A#, to D#, to E#, or I, IV, V.
A#
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D#
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E#
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Adding in the minor six chord (F##m), you have the classic `I-V-iv-IV` pattern:
A#
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E#
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D#
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SEE ALSO
Other common chords in the key of A# Major:
HOW TO PLAY
D# Major