A major chordson the 5-string banjo, Sawmill tuning (gDGCD)

The scale: A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯

Open strings: No open string is in the A chord in this tuning. D fits the key.

Capo: capo 2 and play G major shapes, with the 5th string spiked at the 7th fret (or tuned up to a).

Preview of the one-page A major banjo chord sheet

Print it: A major on one page (PDF), or the jam pack: the chord chart and a page for each common key.

The seven chords in A major

  1. I A2314gEAC♯E2 2 1 2
  2. ii Bm2314gF♯BDF♯4 4 2 4
  3. iii C♯m2113gEG♯C♯E2 1 1 2
  4. IV D113gDADF♯0 2 2 4
  5. V E4fr3114gG♯BEG♯6 4 4 6
  6. vi F♯m3214gF♯AC♯F♯4 2 1 4
  7. vii° G♯dim6fr1234gG♯DG♯B6 7 8 9

The chords built on each note of the scale, with the shape the app leads with. The app’s key page also suggests progressions to play them in.

Hear them in the app ›

Other modes on A

A mixolydianA dorianA minor

Other major keys

GDCBEF

A major in other tunings

Open GDouble COpen DC Tuning

All Sawmill banjo chords · A major sheet (PDF) · Printable chart (PDF) · The app