Am chord on 12-String Guitar – Half Step Down

in Half Step Down (D#-D#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:A · C · E

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1	– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2 1 1	x x A A E E A A C C E E	medium · barre on fret 1
x x x x 3 3 3 3 2 2 x x	– – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –	x x x x E E A A C C x x	easy
6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 x x x x	4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –	A A C C E E A A x x x x	medium
6 6 4 4 x x 6 6 6 6 x x	2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 – –	A A C C x x C C E E x x	hard
6 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6	1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1	A A E E A A C C E E A A	medium · barre on fret 6
x x x x 8 8 10 10 11 11 9 9	– – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2	x x x x A A E E A A C C	medium
x x x x 11 11 10 10 11 11 9 9	– – – – 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1	x x x x C C E E A A C C	medium
x x x x 11 11 10 10 11 11 x x	– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –	x x x x C C E E A A x x	easy
x x 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 x x	– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2 – –	x x A A E E A A C C x x	medium
6 6 x x 3 3 3 3 2 2 x x	4 4 – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –	A A x x E E A A C C x x	hard
6 6 4 4 3 3 6 6 x x x x	3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 – – – –	A A C C E E C C x x x x	medium
6 6 4 4 x x x x 6 6 6 6	2 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3 4 4	A A C C x x x x E E A A	hard
6 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 x x	1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 – –	A A E E A A C C E E x x	medium · barre on fret 6
x x x x 8 8 10 10 x x 9 9	– – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2	x x x x A A E E x x C C	hard
x x x x x x 10 10 11 11 9 9	– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x x x x x E E A A C C	medium
x x x x x x 3 3 2 2 1 1	– – – – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1	x x x x x x A A C C E E	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Am chord (Minor) is built from the notes A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Half Step Down generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Am chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
♭3	3	C
5	7	E

More A chords

A A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Cm C#m Dm D#m Em Fm F#m Gm G#m A#m Bm

See Am in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Half Step Down D#-D#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#

What notes make up the Am chord?

Am is a Minor chord built from the notes A, C, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.