A#m Chord
The A#m 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
Position, Fret 6
Uses a barre chord technique
Open Position (Alt)
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play A#m
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ●Fret 6 with your index finger | A# |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 8 with your ring finger | C# |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 8 with your pinky finger | F |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 6 with your index finger | A# |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 6 with your index finger | C# |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 6 with your index finger | F |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in A#m
The A#m chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using A#m
These songs from our play-along library feature the A#m chord:
Sahiba
Aditya Rikhari
That’s So True
Gracie Abrams
Tum Hi Ho
Arijit Singh
Mitski - Where's My Phone?
Mitski
Tame Impala - My Old Ways
tameimpala
STAY
The Kid Laroi
Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!
Unknown
Problems
Mother Mother
RUMI & JINU
Unknown
Tum Se Hi
Mohit Chauhan
The Who - Baba O'riley
Zumie94
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Petty
No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Miluzie
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski
Training Season
Dua Lipa
Alag Aasmaan
Anuv Jain
Kal Ho Na Ho
Sonu Nigam
Riptide
Vance Joy
sombr - back to friends
deep blue sounds
Libianca - People
Unknown
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
ChappellRoan
Afraid To Feel
LF System
Made You Look
Meghan Trainor
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
vampire
Olivia Rodrigo
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
SZA - BMF
SZA
PinkPantheress - Stateside + Zara Larsson
Creative Chaos
Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
Could you Be Loved
Bob Marley
Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill
InvertOG
More Than Words
Extreme
HOT TO GO!
Chappell Roan
Guns N' Roses - Patience
GunsNRoses
Teenage Dirtbag (With Lyrics) - Wheatus
MovieContributer
Is This Love? - Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Life is a Highway
Rascal Flatts
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Here Without You
3 Doors Down
Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars
Over My Head (Cable Car)
The Fray
Rush - Xanadu
Rush
3 Doors Down - Here Without You
3DoorsDown
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby ft. Ronnie Spector
EddieMoney
DEF LEPPARD - "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
DEF LEPPARD
Kill Bill
SZA
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
About Damn Time
Lizzo
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal Lyrics
MJKiingofPop
Green Green Grass
George Ezra
Seventeen Going Under (Edit)
Sam Fender
Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Elton John
BED
Joel Corry
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
TheWeeknd
Heartbreak Anthem
Galantis
SZA - Kill Bill
SZA
Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Charli xcx - party 4 u
Charli xcx
Ed Sheeran - Azizam
Ed Sheeran
Anyma, LISA - Bad Angel
Anyma
Harry Styles - American Girls
HarryStyles
Dave - Raindance (ft. Tems)
Santan Dave
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
RAYE
Central Cee & 21 Savage - GBP
Lyrical Lemonade
The Killers - Mr Brightside
Victor Rosendahl
AC/DC - Back In Black
acdc
Alice Cooper - Poison
AliceCooper
Central Cee & Dave - Sprinter
Vibe Music
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
TrendingTracks
Ariana Grande - twilight zone (lyric visualizer)
ArianaGrande
Isabel LaRosa - favorite
NewMelody
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
7clouds
Olivia Dean - Man I Need
Unknown
Gracie Abrams - That’s So True
Unknown
Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams
7clouds
Tame Impala - Dracula
TrendingTracks
Man I Need - Olivia Dean
Unknown
Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas
Unknown
Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM
Pizza Music
Dave, Tems - Raindance
Unknown
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Tom Odell - Black Friday
Tom Odell
Mitski - I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
Gul
Anuv Jain
CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
Jeena Jeena
Atif Aslam
Muskurane
Arijit Singh
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
Riha
Anuv Jain
Tere Sang Yaara
Atif Aslam
Ranjha
B Praak
Woh Ladki Jo
Unknown
Zara Zara
Bombay Jayashri
Shayad
Arijit Singh
Chahun Main Ya Naa
Arijit Singh
Main Hoon Hero Tera
Armaan Malik
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