Am chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B
in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-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 3 1 3 1 1 | – 2 1 3 1 1 | x A C A C E | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 3 5 6 5 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x A E C E x | medium | |
| 5 6 5 6 5 6 | 1 2 1 3 1 4 | E C E C E A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 6 10 10 x x | 2 1 3 4 – – | A C A E x x | hard | |
| x x 10 10 10 9 | – – 2 3 4 1 | x x A E A C | medium | |
| x x x 3 1 1 | – – – 3 1 2 | x x x A C E | medium | |
| x 3 5 6 x x | – 1 2 3 – – | x A E C x x | medium | |
| x 6 5 6 5 6 | – 2 1 3 1 4 | x C E C E A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 10 10 6 x x | 2 3 4 1 – – | A E A C x x | hard | |
| x x 10 10 x 9 | – – 2 3 – 1 | x x A E x C | easy | |
| x 3 1 3 5 1 | – 2 1 3 4 1 | x A C A E E | hard · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 3 x 6 5 6 | – 1 – 3 2 4 | x A x C E A | hard | |
| x x 5 6 5 6 | – – 1 2 1 3 | x x E C E A | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 10 x 6 10 6 | 2 3 – 1 4 1 | A E x C A A | hard · barre on fret 6 | |
| 10 x x 10 10 9 | 2 – – 3 4 1 | A x x E A C | hard | |
| x 3 x 3 1 1 | – 3 – 4 1 2 | x A x A C E | hard |
The Am chord (Minor) is built from the notes A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open 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.