A Major Triad Scale — Bass
A Major Triad on bass: notes A, C#, E — free scale chart, no sign-up. The root, major 3rd, and 5th of a major chord — the single most basic building block in tonal music.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (5), fret 5 A (root), fret 9 C# (3), fret 12 E (5), fret 17 A (root), fret 21 C# (3), fret 24 E (5).
- A string: fret 0 A (root), fret 4 C# (3), fret 7 E (5), fret 12 A (root), fret 16 C# (3), fret 19 E (5), fret 24 A (root).
- D string: fret 2 E (5), fret 7 A (root), fret 11 C# (3), fret 14 E (5), fret 19 A (root), fret 23 C# (3).
- G string: fret 2 A (root), fret 6 C# (3), fret 9 E (5), fret 14 A (root), fret 18 C# (3), fret 21 E (5).
Notes in the A major triad scale
The A major triad scale contains 3 notes: A, C#, E. Its scale degrees are R · 3 · 5.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | A |
| 3 | C# |
| 5 | E |
A major triad on bass
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.