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A perfect fifth dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
A–E guitar chord
What it is
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E perfect fourth dyad · Open strings
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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E quartal chord, three notes · also E7sus4 (no 5th) · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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E quartal chord, four notes · also Em7(add11), no 5th · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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How to play A–E on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 2nd fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the low E, G, B and high E strings.
From the low E string x 0 2 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A–E?
A–E, A perfect fifth dyad, is A and E: the root (A) and the perfect fifth (E). Its formula is 1 5.
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Perfect fifth dyad chords in every key
C–Gtwo notesC♯–G♯two notesD–Atwo notesE♭–B♭two notesE–Btwo notesF–Ctwo notesF♯–C♯two notesG–Dtwo notesA♭–E♭two notesB♭–Ftwo notesB–F♯two notes