Minor familyvi in C major
A minor chord
AmA minor
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- A1
- ♭2
- 2
- C♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- E5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- A Root
- C Minor 3rd
- E Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is an A minor chord?
Am is built from 3 notes: A (the root), C (the ♭3), E (the 5). Darker and more inward than major, because of the minor third.
- Notes
- A · C · E
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5
- Also written
- Amin · A-
- Found in
- vi in C major · ii in G major · iii in F major · i in A minor
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