Am chord on Oud – Turkish (DEABEA)
in Turkish (DEABEA) tuning
Am
Minor
Notes:A · C · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x x 0 1 0 3 | – – – 1 – 2 | x x A C E C | medium | |
| 2 5 3 5 x x | 1 3 2 4 – – | E A C E x x | medium | |
| x 5 3 5 5 3 | – 2 1 3 4 1 | x A C E A C | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 7 5 7 5 8 0 | 2 1 3 1 4 – | A A E E C A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 8 7 x x x | 1 2 1 – – – | A C E x x x | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| 10 8 0 10 0 0 | 2 1 – 3 – – | C C A A E A | medium | |
| 10 12 0 10 0 12 | 1 3 – 2 – 4 | C E A A E A | medium | |
| x 5 0 1 0 0 | – 2 – 1 – – | x A A C E A | hard | |
| 2 5 3 x x x | 1 3 2 – – – | E A C x x x | medium | |
| x 5 3 5 5 x | – 2 1 3 4 – | x A C E A x | medium | |
| x 5 7 5 8 7 | – 1 2 1 4 3 | x A E E C E | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 8 7 10 8 7 | 1 2 1 4 3 1 | A C E A C E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 10 8 0 10 0 x | 2 1 – 3 – – | C C A A E x | medium | |
| 10 12 0 10 12 0 | 1 3 – 2 4 – | C E A A E A | medium | |
| x 5 0 5 0 3 | – 2 – 3 – 1 | x A A E E C | medium | |
| 2 x 3 5 5 x | 1 – 2 3 4 – | E x C E A x | hard |
The Am chord (Minor) is built from the notes A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for Oud – Turkish (DEABEA) 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.