Am chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney
in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-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 2 2 2 0 x | – 1 1 1 – – | x A E A C x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 2 2 5 4 2 | – 1 1 3 2 1 | x A E C E E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 7 5 4 7 | – – 3 2 1 4 | x x A C E A | medium | |
| 9 5 7 9 0 x | 3 1 2 4 – – | A C A E C x | hard | |
| 9 9 7 9 0 x | 2 3 1 4 – – | A E A E C x | medium | |
| 9 9 10 9 9 10 | 1 1 2 1 1 3 | A E C E A C | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 2 2 2 0 2 | – 1 2 3 – 4 | x A E A C E | medium | |
| x 2 2 5 4 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x A E C E x | medium | |
| x x 7 5 4 x | – – 3 2 1 – | x x A C E x | medium | |
| 9 9 7 5 0 x | 3 4 2 1 – – | A E A C C x | hard | |
| x x 7 9 0 7 | – – 1 3 – 2 | x x A E C A | medium | |
| 9 9 10 9 0 10 | 1 1 2 1 – 3 | A E C E C C | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| x x x 2 0 2 | – – – 1 – 2 | x x x A C E | easy | |
| x 2 2 5 x x | – 1 2 3 – – | x A E C x x | medium | |
| 4 5 7 5 4 x | 1 2 4 3 1 – | E C A C E x | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 9 5 7 9 x x | 3 1 2 4 – – | A C A E x x | hard |
The Am chord (Minor) is built from the notes A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Orkney 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.