A# Major Piano Chord
Root
A#3rd
CX5th
E#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A#
CX
E#
The Notes in an A# Major Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of an A# Major chord is A#.
The 3rd
The third of an A# Major chord is CX. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.
Finding CX from A# step by step:
- Start on: A#
- Step 1: move up to B
- Step 2: move up to B#
- Step 3: move up to C#
- Step 4: Land on CX
3rd
CXRoot
A#1
2
3
- B is a minor second above A#.
- B# is a major 2nd above A#.
- C# is a minor third above A#.
- CX is a major third above A#.
The 5th
The fifth of an A# Major chord is E#. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding E# from A# step by step:
- Start on: A#
- Step 1: move down to GX
- Step 2: move down to G#
- Step 3: move down to FX
- Step 4: move down to F#
- Step 5: Land on E#
5th
E#Root
A#1
2
3
4
- GX is a minor second below A#.
- G# is a major 2nd below A#.
- FX is a minor third below A#.
- F# is a major third below A#.
- E# is a fourth below A#. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note E# is down 5 half-steps from A#, but up 7 half-steps from A#:
5th
E#Root
A#1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of A# Major
Root Position
Root
A#3rd
CX5th
E#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A#
CX
E#
1st Inversion
3rd
CX5th
E#Root
A#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
CX
E#
A#
2nd Inversion
5th
E#Root
A#3rd
CXE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
E#
A#
CX