Am chord on 6-String Guitar – Ostrich

in Ostrich (D-D-D-D-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:A · C · E

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (0)

Am shapes as text

Shape	Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty

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 – Ostrich 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Ostrich D-D-D-D-D-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.