A minor triad for guitar (Am)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the A minor triad (Am) on the guitar fretboard: A · C · E.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
Am
ACE
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
A
Root
· R
C
Third
· ♭3
E
Fifth
· 5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
open
1st inversion
fret 6
2nd inversion
fret 9
A minor
The A minor triad is made up of three notes: A · C · E.
It has a darker, more melancholic sound than the major triad. It's the anchor chord of ballads, rock, and countless progressions written in a minor key.