How do you play a A Altered chord on guitar and ukulele?

The A Altered chord (Aalt) can be played in 4 different voicings on guitar and ukulele. View interactive diagrams with fingerings and tab notation on Strummerly.

What is the A Altered chord written as?

The A Altered chord is commonly written as Aalt. It is built from the A root note.

How many voicings of Aalt are there?

Strummerly provides 4 voicings for the A Altered chord on guitar and ukulele, covering open positions and various shapes across the fretboard.

A Altered Chord (Aalt) for Guitar

Key of A • Altered • 4 voicings available

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Guitar fretboard showing A, Eb, A, C# chord. 4 notes displayed.

Chord Tab — Position View

e|--------------|

B|----- 2-----|

G|----- 2-----|

D|----- 1-----|

A|----- 0-----|

E|--------------|

Notes: A - Eb - A - C#

Chord

Aalt

Quality

Altered

About the A Altered Chord

The A Altered chord (written as Aalt) is built from the A root note. This chord is commonly used across many genres of guitar music. Above you can explore 4 different voicings of the Aalt chord, including open positions and barre chord shapes from the CAGED system.

Use the interactive diagram above to view each voicing with fingerings, fret positions, and tab notation. Switch between positions to find the voicing that works best for your playing context.