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Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 5 + Em How to play Am Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the D string. Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the G string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the B string. Let ring open: A string, high E string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ Am chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x02210 2 3 1 E A D G B E Am chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x02210 2 3 1 E B G D A E x02210 · Am shape
Am chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x0x210 2 1 E A D G B E Am chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x0x210 2 1 E B G D A E x0x210
Am chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x02x10 2 1 E A D G B E Am chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x02x10 2 1 E B G D A E x02x10
Am chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 577555 5fr 1 3 4 E A D G B E
Am chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 577555 5fr 1 3 4 E B G D A E
577555 · Em shape
Am chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x02550 1 2 3 E A D G B E Am chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x02550 1 2 3 E B G D A E x02550
Am chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 502550 2 1 3 4 E A D G B E
Am chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 502550 2 1 3 4 E B G D A E
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Am chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x02555 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E Am chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x02555 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x02555
Am chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 532250 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E
Am chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 532250 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E
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Chords that go with Am The other chords of A minor, the key where Am is home (i). Songs in this key move between them.
Bdim ii° Bdim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 4 finger 4, open, fret 1 finger 1. C III C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Dm iv Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Em v Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. F VI F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. G VII G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Am.
5 fret Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. Em shape 7 fret Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Dm shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Am chord A minor is built from 3 notes: A (1), C (♭3), E (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, A, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.
Am belongs to C major (vi), F major (iii), G major (ii), A minor (i), D minor (v).
