Am chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#
in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning
Am
Minor
Notes:A · C · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 1 3 3 2 1 | – 1 3 4 2 1 | x A E A C E | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x x 3 3 2 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x x E A C x | easy | |
| 3 4 3 3 x x | 1 2 1 1 – – | E C E A x x | easy · barre on fret 3 | |
| 8 4 x 6 6 x | 4 1 – 2 3 – | A C x C E x | hard | |
| 8 8 8 6 6 6 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | A E A C E A | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 8 8 8 10 11 9 | 1 1 1 3 4 2 | A E A E A C | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| x x 11 10 11 9 | – – 3 2 4 1 | x x C E A C | medium | |
| x x 11 10 11 x | – – 2 1 3 – | x x C E A x | easy | |
| x 1 3 3 2 x | – 1 3 4 2 – | x A E A C x | medium | |
| x 4 3 3 2 x | – 4 2 3 1 – | x C E A C x | medium | |
| 3 4 3 3 6 6 | 1 2 1 1 3 4 | E C E A E A | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 8 4 8 x 6 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | A C A x E x | hard | |
| x x 8 6 6 6 | – – 2 1 1 1 | x x A C E A | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 8 8 8 10 x 9 | 1 1 1 3 – 2 | A E A E x C | hard · barre on fret 8 | |
| x x x 10 11 9 | – – – 2 3 1 | x x x E A C | medium | |
| 11 x 11 10 11 x | 2 – 3 1 4 – | C x C E A x | hard |
The Am chord (Minor) is built from the notes A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C# 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.