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Am Guitar Chord

Learn the Am shape, hear the voicing, and understand its notes and intervals.

MINOR CHORD

How to play Am on guitar

Read the diagram from the low E string on the left to the high E string on the right. Pick each intended string separately before strumming the complete shape.

Notes
A · C · E
Intervals
1 - b3 - 5
Level
Beginner
STRING BY STRING

Am chord fingering

This voicing uses the fret pattern x 0 2 2 1 0. Keep fretting fingers close behind the fret wire and avoid touching adjacent open strings.

Low EMute
AOpen
DFret 2
GFret 2
BFret 1
High EOpen
BUILD THE CHORD

Notes and intervals in Am

The Am chord combines A, C, E. Its formula, 1 - b3 - 5, describes each note relative to the A root.

A1
Cb3
E5
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Am Guitar Chord Questions

What notes are in the Am guitar chord?

The Am chord contains A, C, E. Its interval formula is 1 - b3 - 5.

This Am shape is categorized as beginner-friendly, although clean notes and smooth changes still require practice.

The same Am chord can be played with different voicings, inversions, octaves, and string combinations while preserving its essential chord tones.