Am chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning
Am
Minor
Notes:A · C · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 3 1 0 1 3 | – 3 1 – 2 4 | x A C E A E | medium | |
| x 3 5 5 4 3 | – 1 3 4 2 1 | x A E A C E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x x 5 5 4 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x x E A C x | easy | |
| 5 6 5 5 x x | 1 2 1 1 – – | E C E A x x | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 6 10 0 8 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | A C A E E x | hard | |
| 10 10 10 8 8 8 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | A E A C E A | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 0 x 11 | 1 1 1 – – 2 | A E A E x C | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 3 1 0 1 x | – 3 1 – 2 – | x A C E A x | medium | |
| x 3 5 5 4 x | – 1 3 4 2 – | x A E A C x | medium | |
| x 6 5 5 4 x | – 4 2 3 1 – | x C E A C x | medium | |
| 5 6 5 5 8 8 | 1 2 1 1 3 4 | E C E A E A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 6 10 0 x x | 2 1 3 – – – | A C A E x x | hard | |
| x x 10 8 8 8 | – – 2 1 1 1 | x x A C E A | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 12 x 11 | 1 1 1 3 – 2 | A E A E x C | hard · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 3 1 0 4 3 | – 2 1 – 4 3 | x A C E C E | medium | |
| x x x 5 4 3 | – – – 3 2 1 | x x x A C E | medium |
The Am chord (Minor) is built from the notes A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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
Other roots
See Am in another tuning
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.