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:
Your Idol
Saja Boys
Mr. Jones
Counting Crows
seasons
wave to earth
NOKIA
PARTYNEXTDOOR, Drake
Ho Hey
The Lumineers
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Better Together
Jack Johnson
Problems
Mother Mother
Pink Skies
Zach Bryan
In A Minute
Lil Baby
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Redemption Song
Bob Marley
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
masterofacdcsuckaS
How It’s Done
HUNTR/X
Ala Bolelo
Anirudh Ravichander, Arunraja Kamaraj
No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley
Low Fade
Karan Aujla & MXRCI
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
Steam
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Dust in the Wind
Kansas
My Body Isn't Ready
sombr
Barsaat
Banjaare, Roni
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Easy On Me
Adele
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Channa Mereya
Arijit Singh
undressed
sombr
Safar
Arijit Singh
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
No One Noticed
The Marías
Kaun Tujhe
Palak Muchhal
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
Patient Zero
Taylor Swift
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Blue Öyster Cult
Play On
Geoff Gibbons
Best I Ever Had
Drake
Stuck in the Middle with You
Stealers Wheel
Slow Ride
Foghat
I Remember Everything
Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
Poison
Alice Cooper
Wicked Games
The Weeknd
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Too Sweet
Hozier
Marvins Room
Drake
Flowers
Miley Cyrus
Message in a Bottle
The Police
Rock That Body
Black Eyed Peas
We Are Young
Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
CCR
"Soda Pop" Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
twilight zone
Ariana Grande
Espresso
Sabrina Carpenter
Madwoman
Laufey
Tere Bin
Atif Aslam
I'm Eighteen
Alice Cooper
American Pie
Don Mclean
Dreams (2004 Remaster)
Fleetwood Mac
Perfect Strangers
Deep Purple
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Back In Black
AC/DC
Hurt
Johnny Cash
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Here I Go Again
Whitesnake
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
The Hollies
Samjho Na
Aditya Rikhari
Life is a Highway
Rascal Flatts
Count on Me
Bruno Mars
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Home
Phillip Phillips
Risk It All
Bruno Mars
Golden
HUNTR/X
Xanadu
Rush
Barracuda
Heart
In The Air Tonight
Phil Collins
Austin (Boots Stop Workin')
Dasha
Houdini
Dua Lipa
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
I Had Some Help
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Lose My Mind
Don Toliver feat. Doja Cat
Physical
Dua Lipa
Tears
Sabrina Carpenter
I Just Might
Bruno Mars
Busy Woman
Sabrina Carpenter
Sports car
Tate McRae
Stranglehold
Ted Nugent
Lover
Diljit Dosanjh
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
Dude Looks Like A Lady
Aerosmith
DENIAL IS A RIVER
Doechii
Venus
Shocking Blue
Stiff Upper Lip
AC/DC
Rock of Ages
Def Leppard
Layla
Derek & The Dominos
Sweet Emotion
Aerosmith
Iktara
Kavita Seth
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
Manchild
Sabrina Carpenter
Bekhayali
Arijit Singh
Smooth Criminal
Michael Jackson
Jump
Van Halen
How It's Done
HUNTR/X
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
Nain Matakka
Dhee, Diljit Dosanjh, Thaman S, Irshad Kamil
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
Zaroorat
Mustafa Zahid
The Dead Dance
Lady Gaga
Akele hain to kya gum hai
Alka Yagnik,Udit Narayan
Ae Watan
Arijit Singh
Kisses ft. bbyclose
BL3SS x CamrinWatsin
Lies
Zach Bryan & Lana Del Rey
Beauty and a Beat
Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj
Call Your Mom
Noah Kahan
we can't be friends (wait for your love)
Ariana Grande
Lut Gaye
Jubin Nautiyal
Opalite
Taylor Swift
Come As You Are
Nirvana
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Teri Deewani
Kailash Kher
New Woman
LISA feat. ROSALÍA
Paradise City
Guns N' Roses
Jeena Jeena
Atif Aslam
Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
Forever Young
Alphaville
Love Me Not
Ravyn Lenae
La Grange
ZZ Top
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Carry On Wayward Son
Kansas
Aperture
Harry Styles
Footloose
Kenny Loggins
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Arijit Singh
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Let It Be
The Beatles
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam
Take Me to Church
Hozier
THE GREATEST
Billie Eilish
Kashmir
Led Zeppelin
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Petty
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Elvin Bishop
La Plena (W Sound 05)
Beéle, Westcol & Ovy On The Drums
Somedays
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D
"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
She & Him
DYNAMITE
Tyla x Wizkid
Midnight Sun
Zara Larsson
Disease
Lady Gaga
Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin
Gift or a Curse
Porter Block
A Night To Remember
beabadoobee, Laufey
Take A Slice
Glass Animals
GRIMACE (Original Song)
CG5
Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Öyster Cult
SpiritWriterSong
So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Olivia Dean
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