Am chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E
in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning
Am
Minor
Notes:A · C · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 5 0 3 3 3 | 2 3 – 1 1 1 | A E E C E A | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 3 3 3 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | A E A C E A | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 7 8 6 | 1 1 1 3 4 2 | A E A E A C | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 10 x 7 8 6 | – 4 – 2 3 1 | x A x E A C | hard | |
| x 10 8 7 8 x | – 4 2 1 3 – | x A C E A x | medium | |
| x 10 8 0 8 10 | – 3 1 – 2 4 | x A C A A E | medium | |
| x 10 12 12 11 10 | – 1 3 4 2 1 | x A E A C E | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| x x 12 0 11 x | – – 2 – 1 – | x x E A C x | easy | |
| 5 1 0 0 3 3 | 4 1 – – 2 3 | A C E A E A | hard | |
| x x 5 3 3 3 | – – 2 1 1 1 | x x A C E A | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 0 8 6 | 1 1 1 – 3 2 | A E A A A C | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 10 8 7 x 6 | – 4 3 2 – 1 | x A C E x C | hard | |
| x 10 8 7 x x | – 3 2 1 – – | x A C E x x | medium | |
| x x 8 0 8 10 | – – 1 – 2 3 | x x C A A E | medium | |
| x 10 12 0 11 10 | – 1 4 – 3 2 | x A E A C E | medium | |
| x x 12 12 11 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x x E A C x | easy |
The Am chord (Minor) is built from the notes A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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.