Am chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:A · C · E

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 4 4 4 3 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	C A E A C x	medium
x 4 4 4 3 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x A E A C x	medium
x 4 4 4 0 7	– 1 1 1 – 2	x A E A A C	medium · barre on fret 4
9 7 9 7 7 7	2 1 3 1 1 1	A C A C E C	medium · barre on fret 7
9 11 0 11 0 11	1 2 – 3 – 4	A E C E A E	medium
x x 12 11 0 11	– – 3 1 – 2	x x C E A E	easy
4 4 0 4 3 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	E A C A C x	medium
x 4 4 x 3 4	– 2 3 – 1 4	x A E x C A	hard
x 4 4 4 7 7	– 1 1 1 2 3	x A E A E C	medium · barre on fret 4
9 7 9 7 7 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	A C A C E x	medium · barre on fret 7
9 11 0 11 0 x	1 2 – 3 – –	A E C E A x	medium
x x 12 11 0 x	– – 2 1 – –	x x C E A x	easy
0 x 4 4 3 4	– – 2 3 1 4	C x E A C A	hard
x 4 4 x 3 x	– 2 3 – 1 –	x A E x C x	easy
x 4 4 7 7 4	– 1 1 2 3 1	x A E C E A	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 7 7 7	– – 2 1 1 1	x x A C E C	medium · barre on fret 7

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

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

Other roots

Cm C#m Dm D#m Em Fm F#m Gm G#m A#m Bm

See Am 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.