This shape for the A minor chord is one of the chords from our list of the top-10 most useable guitar chords that every beginner should learn.
Symbol: Am
- Index finger on C
Place your index finger in the 1st postion of the b-string. Make sure to curve it enough for the e-string to able to sound clearly. Place the finger close to the fret. - Middle finger on E
Place your middle finger in the 2nd position of the D-string. - Ring finger on A
Place your ring finger in the second position of the G-string. Place the finger close to the fret and make sure to curve it enough as not to mute the b-string. - Do not play the low E-string
The (low) E-string should not be played for this chord. Guitarists with large hands, playing on a steel-string acoustic or electric guitar may use a tight hand position and mute the E-string with the thumb.