The open A minor chord is one of the most popular guitar chords. It’s also the easiest A minor shape. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the open Am chord.
How to play the open A minor chord
- Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 4th string.
- Place your 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the 3rd string.
- Place your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the 2nd string.
- Strum the first five strings.
A minor open chord info
- It contains the notes (from the 5th string down) A, E, A, C and E.
- It is a very popular shape and the easiest way to play the A minor chord.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, 1, b3, and 5 in the key of A.
- It is a minor chord.