A Major Cheat Sheet

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The A Major Scale

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Key Signature

Key signature of Ab Major showing 4 flats (B<span class=♭, E, A, and D) " />

Relative Keys

The relative keys of A Major are:

About The Key Of A Major

The key of A Major has a key signature of 4 flats (B, E, A, and D). The A Major scale has the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. It is the least popular key among Major keys and the 19th most popular among all keys. Major keys, along with minor keys, are a common choice for popular songs. The three most important chords, built off the 1st, 4th and 5th scale degrees are all major chords (A Major, D Major, and E Major). For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends

The 20 Most Popular Chords In A Major

According to the TheoryTab database, songs in A Major draw almost entirely from the following 20 chords. Click on a chord below to show it on the piano and hear how it sounds.

Songs In The Key Of A Major

Click on the following songs in A Major to see their chords and melody in the TheoryTab database.

Best Part Of Waking Up Commercial
by Folgers
We Intertwined
by The Hush Sound
Every Breath You Take
by The Police
Tonight You Belong to Me
by Patience and Prudence
Heartbeat
by Klaas
Stay the Night
by Zedd
Buzzcut Season
by Lorde
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
by Jerome Kern
Laughing With
by Regina Spektor
Dimelo
by Enrique Iglesias
All I Want Is You
by U2
Clarity
by Zedd
Latch
by Disclosure
Hopscotch
by All Levels at Once
Bo-Kon-Ho-Ko
by Nobuo Uematsu
Dreaming Of You
by Selena
Fashion Monster
by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Fine Don't Follow A Tiny Boat
by Tamas Wells
Boombox
by The Lonely Island
Kirby's Epic Yarn - Ice Cream Island
by Nintendo
If We Ever Meet Again
by Timbaland ft Katy Perry
Take A Bow
by Madonna
Thirteenth Friday
by Plastic Tree
Come Back to Me
by Les Friction
Bridge of Khazad-dum
by Howard Shore
Over The Rainbow
by Arlen and Harburg
Kirby's Epic Yarn - Patch Castle
by Nintendo
Pair of Dice
by Tiesto and Allure
McLarty Party People
by Danny Baranowsky
Bound
by Ponderosa Twins Plus One
Oh Love
by Green Day
Paparazzi
by Lady Gaga
It's a Sunshine Day
by Steve McCarthy
The Night
by Frankie Valli
Goodbye Stranger
by Supertramp
Boogie On Reggae Woman
by Stevie Wonder
Prelude
by 4Frame
Dominique
by Soeur Sourire
Hardway
by DC Talk
Let It Go
by Idina Menzel
Buddy Holly
by Weezer
Roller Coaster
by Luke Bryan
Yakety Sax
by James Rich and Boots Randolph
Piano Sonata No 8 'Pathetique' - 2nd Movement
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Finlandia
by Jean Sibelius
The Angry Video Game Nerd Theme Song
by Kyle Justin
Wild Ones
by Flo Rida
Piano Sonata No 8 ''Pathetique'' - 3rd Movement
by Ludwig Van Beethoven
All of Me
by John Legend
Heart Attack
by Demi Lovato
All You Wanted
by Michelle Branch
Moving Us To Mars
by Coldplay
Surf's Up
by Beach Boys
I'm Looking Through You
by The Beatles
Opelucid City - White Version
by Game Freak
Our Story
by Mako
Rhythm Of Love
by Plain White T's
Ignition - Remix
by R Kelly
Heavy Duty Judy
by Frank Zappa
Phineas And Ferb Theme Song
by Bowling for Soup
You Are So Beautiful To Me
by Joe Cocker
Easy
by Commodores
Magical Girls
by The Aprils
I Want You Back
by Jackson 5
Sophisticated Lady
by Duke Ellington
Back to the Future Theme
by Alan Silvestri
Somebody To Love
by Queen
Total Eclipse of the Heart
by Bonnie Tyler
Firework
by Katy Perry

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of A Major

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