Am chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D
in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning
Am
Minor
Notes:A · C · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 2 2 1 0 | – – 2 3 1 – | x A E A C E | easy | |
| 2 3 2 2 x x | 1 2 1 1 – – | E C E A x x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 3 x 5 5 x | 4 1 – 2 3 – | A C x C E x | hard | |
| 7 7 7 5 5 5 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | A E A C E A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 7 7 9 10 8 | 1 1 1 3 4 2 | A E A E A C | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 0 10 9 10 8 | – – 3 2 4 1 | x A C E A C | medium | |
| 10 0 10 9 10 0 | 2 – 3 1 4 – | C A C E A E | medium | |
| 10 0 10 x 10 0 | 1 – 2 – 3 – | C A C x A E | easy | |
| x 0 2 2 1 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x A E A C x | easy | |
| 2 3 2 2 5 5 | 1 2 1 1 3 4 | E C E A E A | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 3 7 x 5 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | A C A x E x | hard | |
| 7 0 7 5 5 5 | 2 – 3 1 1 1 | A A A C E A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 7 7 9 x 8 | 1 1 1 3 – 2 | A E A E x C | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| 10 0 x 9 10 8 | 3 – – 2 4 1 | C A x E A C | hard | |
| 10 0 10 9 10 x | 2 – 3 1 4 – | C A C E A x | medium | |
| x 0 10 x 10 0 | – – 1 – 2 – | x A C x A E | easy |
The Am chord (Minor) is built from the notes A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop D 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.