A Minor Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
Am , Amin , Ami , A−

Here you can learn how to play A Minor Chord on the Guitar. The A Minor Chord has a minor quality which includes a minor Third interval that produces a generally sad sound. A Minor Chord contains the notes A, C, E. The A Minor Chord on Guitar is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root A, the Third C, and the Fifth E.

Below you will find A Minor Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the A Minor Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

A, C, E

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
A1Tonic
C3Mediant
E5Dominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > C3minor 3rd (m3)
A > E7Perfect 5th (P5)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh

A Minor Open Chords

Open chord shapes for A Minor Chord with the root in the bass.

1
2
3
1
3

A Minor Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for A Minor Chord with the root in the bass.

9
1
2
3
4
C Shape
12
1
1
2
3
4
A Shape
2
1
1
2
4
G Shape
5
1
1
1
1
3
4
E Shape
7
1
2
3
4
D Shape

A Minor Triad Chords

Moveable triad chord shapes, including inversions, for A Minor Chord across different groupings of strings.

A Minor Chord on string group 1, 2, 3

12
1
2
3
Root Position
(A Shape)
5
1
1
1
1st Inversion
(E Shape)
8
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(D Shape)

A Minor Chord on string group 2, 3, 4

5
1
1
3
Root Position
(E Shape)
9
1
2
3
1st Inversion
(C Shape)
1
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(A Shape)

A Minor Chord on string group 3, 4, 5

9
1
2
4
Root Position
(C Shape)
2
1
1
2
1st Inversion
(G Shape)
5
1
2/3
3/4
2nd Inversion
(E Shape)

A Minor Chord on string group 4, 5, 6

2
1
2
4
Root Position
(G Shape)
7
1
1
2
1st Inversion
(D Shape)
10
1
2/3
3/4
2nd Inversion
(C Shape)

Music Theory

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