Am chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)
in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine
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 3 1 x | – 2 3 4 1 – | x A E A C x | medium | |
| x 2 2 6 5 2 | – 1 1 3 2 1 | x A E C E E | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 5 x 3 5 x | 4 2 – 1 3 – | A C x A E x | hard | |
| 7 5 7 6 5 x | 3 1 4 2 1 – | A C A C E x | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 9 7 6 x x | 2 4 3 1 – – | A E A C x x | medium | |
| x x 7 10 10 10 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x A E A C | medium | |
| x 9 10 10 10 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x E C E A x | medium | |
| x x 10 10 10 10 | – – 1 1 1 1 | x x C E A C | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x x x 3 1 2 | – – – 3 1 2 | x x x A C E | medium | |
| x 2 2 6 5 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x A E C E x | hard | |
| x 5 7 3 5 x | – 2 4 1 3 – | x C A A E x | hard | |
| x x 7 6 5 7 | – – 3 2 1 4 | x x A C E A | medium | |
| 7 9 10 6 x x | 2 3 4 1 – – | A E C C x x | hard | |
| 7 9 10 10 x x | 1 2 3 4 – – | A E C E x x | medium | |
| x 9 x 10 10 10 | – 1 – 2 3 4 | x E x E A C | hard | |
| x x x 10 10 10 | – – – 1 1 1 | x x x E A C | easy · barre on fret 10 |
The Am chord (Minor) is built from the notes A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G) 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.