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How to Play the A Minor Chord on Guitar

A Minor Chord Overview

Notes

A-C-E

Interval Build & Degrees

I-♭III-V (Root, Minor Third, and Perfect Fifth)

Tab

X-0-2-2-1-0 (X-A-E-A-C-E)

A Minor Step by Step Instructions

Here is how you play A Minor:

1. Place your index finger on the first fret of the second string (B)
2. Place your ring finger on the second fret of the third string (G)
3. Place your middle finger on the second fret of the fourth string (D)
4. Leave the first string (high E), fifth string (A), and sixth string (low E) “open”
5. Strum from the fifth string down to play an open A Minor chord

Common A Minor Voicings on Guitar

A Minor Barre Chord (6th string root)

5-7-7-5-5-5

A Minor Using 4th String as the Root

X-X-12-10-10-X

A Minor First Inversion

X-X-X-5-5-5 (C as the root)

A Minor Second Inversion

X-X-X-9-10-8 (E as the root)

Famous Songs That Use the A Minor Chord

  • Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
  • Zombie by The Cranberries
  • Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

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