Am chord on 6-String Guitar — Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:A · C · E

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

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 — Whole Step Down (D) 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.

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#Whole Step Down (D) D-G-C-F-A-D B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F Plus 2 (F#) F#-B-E-A-C#-F#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop C C-G-C-F-A-D Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B Drop G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#Drop G G-D-G-C-E-A Drop F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#Open C C-G-C-G-C-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open Dm D-A-D-F-A-D Open E E-B-E-G#-B-E Open Em E-B-E-G-B-E Open F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E Open A 2 E-A-E-A-C#-E Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E Open B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E Wahine (G) D-G-D-F#-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D G Modal D-G-D-G-C-D Orkney C-G-D-G-C-D Double Daddy D-A-D-D-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G Nashville (High Strung) E-A-D-G-B-E EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E 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.