How to Play A and E Major Chords on Guitar

In this lesson, I am going to teach you how to play the A and E major chords on the guitar. Combine these two chords with the D chord and there are many Beginner Guitar Songs that you can play along to using only these three chords. If you have mastered your Em, D, C and G chords, then learning the A and E major chords should be relatively easy compared to when you learned your first guitar chords.

Chord Diagrams of the A Major and E Major chords:

A Major
E Major

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The tougher of the two is probably the A major chord, especially if you are someone who has fatter fingers. Shoving three fingers into one fret can be challenging at first, but keep at it and I’m certain you will get it.

Below is the video lesson demonstrating how to play these two chords.

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