A Major Chord on Jacob Collier 5-String
How to play the A Major chord on Jacob Collier 5-String: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
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 Jacob Collier 5-String with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The A and E strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2 over a 3-fret stretch. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from E2 up to E4.
Jacob Collier 5-String is tuned D–A–E–A–D, with 15 frets to work with. This 5-string is tuned D-A-E-A-D (low to high), a symmetric tuning that mirrors around the middle E string — standard guitar shapes do NOT transfer, so every voicing here is built for this tuning.
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.