Am Chord
The Am is a minor chord that sounds darker, more melancholic, and expressive. Minor chords add emotional depth and drama. The lowered third gives them their characteristic bittersweet quality, making them essential for blues, rock, and emotional ballads.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Open Position
No barre required
Barre Shape, Fret 5
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play Am
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ✕Mute, do not play this string | – |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ○Open, play the open string | C |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 2 with your middle finger | E |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 2 with your ring finger | A |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 1 with your index finger | C |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ○Open, play the open string | E |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in Am
The Am chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using Am
These songs from our play-along library feature the Am chord:
She & Him - I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
Unknown
Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
AC/DC - Back In Black
acdc
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Stephen McElvain
Easy On Me
Adele
Stargazing
Myles Smith
seasons
wave to earth
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Vibe Music
Metito - On my mind
Metito
You Are My Sunshine
Jimmie Davis
Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER
Unknown
Dust in the Wind
Kansas
Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
With or Without You
U2
How It’s Done
HUNTR/X
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
Riptide
Vance Joy
Better Together
Jack Johnson
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance
Vibe Music
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
Unknown
Zach Bryan - Pink Skies
Zach Bryan
Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Elton John
Eddie Money - Shakin'
EddieMoney
Home
Phillip Phillips
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Problems
Mother Mother
Dominic Fike - Babydoll
Vibe Music
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
Unknown
Redemption Song
Bob Marley
PARTYNEXTDOOR, Drake - NOKIA
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Mr. Jones
Counting Crows
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
70sand80s4u
Billy Squier - The Stroke
Unknown
Take Me to Church
Hozier
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
74sodapop
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Don Toliver - Lose My Mind (feat. Doja Cat)
Don Toliver
Message in a Bottle
The Police
Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not
R&BHype
Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Öyster Cult
SpiritWriterSong
Zach Bryan - I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman
SabrinaCarpenter
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Count on Me
Bruno Mars
Channa Mereya
Arijit Singh
Could you Be Loved
Bob Marley
Kun Faya Kun
A.R. Rahman
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Arijit Singh
Tere Bin
Atif Aslam
Saiyaara Reprise - Female | Ahaan, Aneet | Tanishk, Faheem, Arslan | Shreya | Irshad
YRF
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Miluzie
Noah Kahan - Call Your Mom
NoahKahan
Kansas - Dust in the wind 1977
Magnus Schult
Iktara
Kavita Seth
Kesariya
Arijit Singh
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
Akele hain to kya gum hai
Alka Yagnik,Udit Narayan
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Safar
Arijit Singh
Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Unknown
Isabel LaRosa - favorite
NewMelody
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
masterofacdcsuckaS
Ae Watan
Arijit Singh
Alphaville - Forever Young
Pizza Music
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Billie Eilish - THE GREATEST (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Kaun Tujhe
Palak Muchhal
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
ZZ Top - La Grange
Michael Baker
The Marías - No One Noticed (Visualizer)
The Marías
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
Samjho Na
Aditya Rikhari
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal Lyrics
MJKiingofPop
RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
RAYE
I Ain't Worried
OneRepublic
Tere Bina Full Video - A. R. Rahman | Guru | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan
Sony Music India
LISA - NEW WOMAN feat. Rosalía
Unknown
Teri Deewani
Kailash Kher
Post Malone - I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen)
PostMalone
Laufey - Madwoman
Laufey
Lady Gaga - Disease
LadyGaga
Made You Look
Meghan Trainor
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance
TomPetty
Hawa Banke
Darshan Raval
Mishri
Anuv Jain
Here I Go Again-Lyrics-Whitesnake
eggs712
Hurt
Johnny Cash
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
vampire
Olivia Rodrigo
Zaroorat
Mustafa Zahid
sombr - undressed
sombr
Billie Eilish - LUNCH
Unknown
Porter Block - Gi
Unknown
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam
Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
worldslover234
Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix
Taylor Swift - Opalite (Lyric Video)
Unknown
Flowers
Miley Cyrus
Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise) | Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Pritam
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
Let It Be
The Beatles
Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj
Unknown
We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)
Fun.
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (With Lyrics + HQ Sound)
TheJukeboxRock
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
CCR
Taylor Swift - Opalite
Unknown
5. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Joel Gustafsson
Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
Bruno Mars - I Just Might
Bruno Mars
Houdini
Dua Lipa
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today - She And Him
Cassiopeia
Leaving on a Jet Plane
John Denver
Kendrick Lamar - luther ft. SZA
Unknown
Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun
v94j
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D - Somedays
Sonny Fodera
Physical
Dua Lipa
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
TedNugent
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Dan Music
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
remhq
STIF UPPER LIP LYRICS
Unknown
Myles Smith - Stargazing (Lyric Video)
Unknown
Ho Hey
The Lumineers
Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
Don McLean- American Pie
Unknown
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
kansas
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Sabrina Carpenter - Tears
TrendingTracks
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
onlythepianoplayer
Mere Rashke Qamar
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Saja Boys - Your Idol KPop Demon Hunters
Unknown
Alice Cooper - Poison
AliceCooper
Bekhayali
Unknown
Djo - End Of Beginning
Unknown
Eloise
Unknown
Slow Ride- Foghat (Short Version)
soccerbabe2545
"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video
Unknown
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
journey
broken
lovelytheband
Jeena Jeena
Atif Aslam
Tyla x Wizkid - DYNAMITE
Tyla
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