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A minor chord

Symbol: Am · Notes: A – C – E

Darker and more wistful than the major chord: a single note changes, the third, one semitone lower (3 semitones above the root).

How it is built

• A: root
• C: minor third
• E: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: A – C – E
• 1st inversion: C – E – A
• 2nd inversion: E – A – C

In which keys

• VI in C major
• III in F major
• II in G major
• V (dominant) in D minor
• IV (subdominant) in E minor
• I (tonic) in A minor

Other A chords

A · A7 · Amaj7 · Am7 · Asus2 · Asus4 · Adim · A+ · A6 · Am6 · Aadd9 · Adim7 · Am7♭5

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