A# chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:A# · D · F

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 1 2 1	– 1 1 1 2 1	x A# F A# D F	easy · barre on fret 1
6 5 6 5 5 6	2 1 3 1 1 4	A# D A# D F A#	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 6 8 10 10	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A# F A# D	hard
x 8 10 8 10 10	– 1 2 1 3 4	x F D F A# D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 1 1 2 x	– 1 1 1 2 –	x A# F A# D x	easy · barre on fret 1
6 5 6 5 5 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	A# D A# D F x	easy · barre on fret 5
6 8 10 8 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	A# F D F x x	hard
10 8 10 8 10 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	D F D F A# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x x 1 2 1	– – – 1 2 1	x x x A# D F	easy · barre on fret 1
x x 6 5 5 6	– – 3 1 2 4	x x A# D F A#	medium
6 8 6 x 10 10	1 2 1 – 3 4	A# F A# x A# D	hard · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 8 10 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x F D F A# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 1 5 2 1	– 1 1 3 2 1	x A# F D D F	hard · barre on fret 1
x x 6 5 5 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x A# D F x	easy
6 8 6 8 x 10	1 2 1 3 – 4	A# F A# F x D	hard · barre on fret 6
x x 10 8 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x x D F A# D	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A# chord (Major) is built from the notes A#, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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 A# chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A#
3	4	D
5	7	F

More A# chords

A#m A#7 A#°A#+A#9 A#maj7 A#m7 A#7♯5 A#7♭5 A#6 A#m6 A#m7♭5 A#°7 A#sus2 A#sus4 A#add9 A#maj9 A#m9 A#5

Other roots

C C#D D#E F F#G G#A B

See A# in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the A# chord?

A# is a Major chord built from the notes A#, D, F.

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.