Am chord on guitar
The Am chord diagram on guitar, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in Am
A · E · C
The chord is built from 3 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
2 open strings · 1 muted string
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | open | A |
| 4 | 2 | E |
| 3 | 2 | A |
| 2 | 1 | C |
| 1 | open | E |
Charts that use Am
- Hey Soul Sister — Train
- Papaoutai — Stromae
- Liberta — Pep's
- Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler — Pink Martini
- What's Up — 4 Non Blondes
- Beggin — Madcon
- Riptide — Vance Joy
- Ain’T Talkin’ ‘Bout Love — Van Halen
- Price Tag — Jessie J
- Californication — Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Tomber — De Palmas
- Jimmy — Moriarty