A chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:A · C# · E

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 4 2	– – 1 2 3 1	x A E A C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 4 4 2	– – – 2 3 1	x x x A C# E	medium
7 4 7 4 7 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	A C# A A E x	medium · barre on fret 4
7 7 7 8 7 7	1 1 1 2 1 1	A E A C# E A	easy · barre on fret 7
x 12 11 11 12 11	– 2 1 1 3 1	x A C# E A C#	easy · barre on fret 11
x 0 2 4 4 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x A E A C# x	medium
2 4 2 4 4 2	1 2 1 3 4 1	E C# E A C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 x 4 7 x	3 1 – 2 4 –	A C# x A E x	hard
7 7 7 8 7 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	A E A C# E x	easy · barre on fret 7
11 0 11 11 0 11	1 – 2 3 – 4	C# A C# E A C#	medium
x 0 x 4 4 2	– – – 2 3 1	x A x A C# E	hard
x 4 2 4 4 2	– 2 1 3 4 1	x C# E A C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 x 7 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	A C# A x E x	hard
x 0 7 8 7 7	– – 1 2 1 1	x A A C# E A	easy · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 11 12 11	– – 1 1 2 1	x A C# E A C#	easy · barre on fret 11
x 0 2 x 4 2	– – 1 – 3 2	x A E x C# E	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A chord (Major) is built from the notes A, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Dm 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	C#
5	7	E

More A chords

Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

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 Dm D-A-D-F-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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, 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.