Am is the A minor chord, made of the notes A C E. Most guitarists play it as X 0 2 2 1 0, an open chord. Below are all 5 ways to hold Am on the guitar, from the lowest on the neck to the highest, and the same chord in Drop D and DADGAD. The TabTunix app plays each one. Check out our full chord library.
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Am
X 0 2 2 1 0
Notes
Degrees: R b3 5. Notes: A C E.
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b3C
5E
Tuning
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Voicings
How to play Am
The shape most players use is X 0 2 2 1 0, from the lowest string to the highest. Hold it like this:
Put your middle finger on the D string at fret 2.
Put your ring finger on the G string at fret 2.
Put your index finger on the B string at fret 1.
Let the A and high E strings ring open.
Do not play the low E string.
Am
X 0 2 2 1 0
5 ways to play Am
Every shape the chord library holds for Am in standard tuning, from low on the neck to high. In each one A is the lowest note; they differ in where your hand sits and in which strings ring.
A chord is yours when you can change to it in time. In TabTunix, put Am and the chord before it into a chord-change exercise, set a target tempo, and play the change to a click that counts you through it. Rate each take, and the app keeps your best tempo, so you see it climb.