A Major Chord on Concert Ukulele
Play A Major on Concert Ukulele: 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 Concert Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The E and A strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1 over a 2-fret stretch. A falls on the G string. It sounds from C#4 up to A4.
It has a scale around 15 inches, a little more room between frets than a soprano.
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.