A Major Chord on Balalaika
Play A Major on Balalaika: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A Major chord is a bright, stable major triad — one of the first chords most players learn. It is built from the notes A, C#, E. This page shows how to play A Major on Balalaika with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The E string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 4 over a 2-fret stretch. A falls on the E string. It sounds from E4 up to C#5.
Balalaika is tuned E–E–A, with 15 frets to work with. Voicings are computed for this tuning by the shared voicing generator, not borrowed from another instrument; the two lower strings share one pitch, so a chart can hold the same note twice.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.