Am Chord
The Am is a minor chord that sounds darker, more melancholic, and expressive. Minor chords add emotional depth and drama. The lowered third gives them their characteristic bittersweet quality, making them essential for blues, rock, and emotional ballads.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Open Position
No barre required
Barre Shape, Fret 5
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play Am
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ✕Mute, do not play this string | – |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ○Open, play the open string | C |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 2 with your middle finger | E |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 2 with your ring finger | A |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 1 with your index finger | C |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ○Open, play the open string | E |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in Am
The Am chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using Am
These songs from our play-along library feature the Am chord:
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
Easy On Me
Adele
seasons
wave to earth
Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
With or Without You
U2
Better Together
Jack Johnson
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Zach Bryan - Pink Skies
Zach Bryan
Eddie Money - Shakin'
EddieMoney
Dominic Fike - Babydoll
Vibe Music
Problems
Mother Mother
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
Redemption Song
Bob Marley
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
masterofacdcsuckaS
You Are My Sunshine
Jimmie Davis
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Miluzie
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
74sodapop
Dust in the Wind
Kansas
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Öyster Cult
SpiritWriterSong
Riptide
Vance Joy
Tere Bin
Atif Aslam
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Arijit Singh
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Noah Kahan - Call Your Mom
NoahKahan
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
Akele hain to kya gum hai
Alka Yagnik,Udit Narayan
sombr - undressed
sombr
Safar
Arijit Singh
Mr. Jones
Counting Crows
Ae Watan
Arijit Singh
broken
lovelytheband
Alphaville - Forever Young
Pizza Music
ZZ Top - La Grange
Michael Baker
Kaun Tujhe
Palak Muchhal
Billy Squier - The Stroke
Unknown
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
Samjho Na
Aditya Rikhari
LISA - NEW WOMAN feat. Rosalía
Unknown
Take Me to Church
Hozier
Teri Deewani
Kailash Kher
Made You Look
Meghan Trainor
Lady Gaga - Disease
LadyGaga
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Kun Faya Kun
A.R. Rahman
Mishri
Anuv Jain
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
Unknown
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
vampire
Olivia Rodrigo
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Zaroorat
Mustafa Zahid
Message in a Bottle
The Police
Flowers
Miley Cyrus
We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)
Fun.
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
CCR
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today - She And Him
Cassiopeia
Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun
v94j
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
Could you Be Loved
Bob Marley
STIF UPPER LIP LYRICS
Unknown
Let It Be
The Beatles
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Don McLean- American Pie
Unknown
Ho Hey
The Lumineers
Mere Rashke Qamar
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Stephen McElvain
Channa Mereya
Arijit Singh
Eloise
Unknown
Hurt
Johnny Cash
Slow Ride- Foghat (Short Version)
soccerbabe2545
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
Here I Go Again-Lyrics-Whitesnake
eggs712
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Count on Me
Bruno Mars
How It’s Done
HUNTR/X
Home
Phillip Phillips
I Ain't Worried
OneRepublic
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
TedNugent
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
journey
Stargazing
Myles Smith
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance
TomPetty
Houdini
Dua Lipa
5. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Joel Gustafsson
Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal Lyrics
MJKiingofPop
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (With Lyrics + HQ Sound)
TheJukeboxRock
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
kansas
Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Elton John
The Marías - No One Noticed (Visualizer)
The Marías
Physical
Dua Lipa
Don Toliver - Lose My Mind (feat. Doja Cat)
Don Toliver
Bruno Mars - I Just Might
Bruno Mars
Billie Eilish - LUNCH
Unknown
Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman
SabrinaCarpenter
PARTYNEXTDOOR, Drake - NOKIA
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Laufey - Madwoman
Laufey
Zach Bryan - I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)
Zach Bryan
"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video
Unknown
Taylor Swift - Opalite (Lyric Video)
Unknown
Tyla x Wizkid - DYNAMITE
Tyla
Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
RAYE
Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER
Unknown
Kansas - Dust in the wind 1977
Magnus Schult
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
70sand80s4u
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D - Somedays
Sonny Fodera
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
Unknown
Myles Smith - Stargazing (Lyric Video)
Unknown
Post Malone - I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen)
PostMalone
AC/DC - Back In Black
acdc
Metito - On my mind
Metito
Iktara
Kavita Seth
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
Alice Cooper - Poison
AliceCooper
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
remhq
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Vibe Music
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam
Leaving on a Jet Plane
John Denver
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
onlythepianoplayer
Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
worldslover234
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix
Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not
R&BHype
Isabel LaRosa - favorite
NewMelody
Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance
Vibe Music
Saja Boys - Your Idol KPop Demon Hunters
Unknown
Sabrina Carpenter - Tears
TrendingTracks
Kendrick Lamar - luther ft. SZA
Unknown
Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj
Unknown
Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Unknown
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Dan Music
Taylor Swift - Opalite
Unknown
Porter Block - Gi
Unknown
Djo - End Of Beginning
Unknown
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
She & Him - I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
Unknown
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Saiyaara Reprise - Female | Ahaan, Aneet | Tanishk, Faheem, Arslan | Shreya | Irshad
YRF
Billie Eilish - THE GREATEST (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Bekhayali
Unknown
Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
Jeena Jeena
Atif Aslam
Kesariya
Arijit Singh
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
Tere Bina Full Video - A. R. Rahman | Guru | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan
Sony Music India
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
Hawa Banke
Darshan Raval
Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise) | Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Pritam
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