What notes are in A Minor?

A Minor (Am) contains A, C, E. In interval terms that is 1P - 3m - 5P above the root A.

How do you play Am on guitar?

The most common shape here is "Am": A at fret 3, D at fret 3.

A Minor (Am) is built from A, C, E, which is the 1P - 3m - 5P formula measured from the root A. This page shows 8 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

Minor

Notes: A · C · EIntervals: 1P – 3m – 5P

AmA at fret 3, D at fret 3

Amlow E muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1

Amlow E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 2

Amlow E at fret 4, A at fret 2, B muted, high E muted

Amlow E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B muted, high E at fret 4

Amlow E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E muted

Amlow E muted, A muted, D at fret 3

Amlow E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2

A Minor Guitar Chord (Am) is darker and more introspective than its major counterpart.

Let the barre or the low root ring out; a dull thud usually means a finger is touching a neighbouring string.

Pair it with the minor seventh and the relative major to hear the same key from both sides.

What notes are in A Minor?: A Minor (Am) contains A, C, E. In interval terms that is 1P - 3m - 5P above the root A.
How do you play Am on guitar?: The most common shape here is "Am": A at fret 3, D at fret 3.
Is Am hard for beginners?: It sits in the minor family. Let the barre or the low root ring out; a dull thud usually means a finger is touching a neighbouring string.