A#m Chord
The A#m 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
Position, Fret 6
Uses a barre chord technique
Open Position (Alt)
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play A#m
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ●Fret 6 with your index finger | A# |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 8 with your ring finger | C# |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 8 with your pinky finger | F |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 6 with your index finger | A# |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 6 with your index finger | C# |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 6 with your index finger | F |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in A#m
The A#m chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using A#m
These songs from our play-along library feature the A#m chord:
Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas
Unknown
AC/DC - Back In Black
acdc
Central Cee & 21 Savage - GBP
Lyrical Lemonade
Rush - Xanadu
Rush
Sahiba
Aditya Rikhari
Heartbreak Anthem
Galantis
Mitski - Where's My Phone?
Mitski
Tum Hi Ho
Arijit Singh
BED
Joel Corry
Tame Impala - My Old Ways
tameimpala
STAY
The Kid Laroi
Muskurane
Arijit Singh
Ariana Grande - twilight zone (lyric visualizer)
ArianaGrande
Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM
Pizza Music
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
Riptide
Vance Joy
Gul
Anuv Jain
Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Elton John
Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!
Unknown
Problems
Mother Mother
RUMI & JINU
Unknown
Tum Se Hi
Mohit Chauhan
CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
Training Season
Dua Lipa
No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
Charli xcx - party 4 u
Charli xcx
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
TrendingTracks
Seventeen Going Under (Edit)
Sam Fender
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Mitski - I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
Alag Aasmaan
Anuv Jain
The Killers - Mr Brightside
Victor Rosendahl
About Damn Time
Lizzo
Kal Ho Na Ho
Sonu Nigam
Man I Need - Olivia Dean
Unknown
Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars
Could you Be Loved
Bob Marley
Tame Impala - Dracula
TrendingTracks
More Than Words
Extreme
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Miluzie
Here Without You
3 Doors Down
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Olivia Dean - Man I Need
Unknown
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
3 Doors Down - Here Without You
3DoorsDown
Tom Odell - Black Friday
Tom Odell
The Who - Baba O'riley
Zumie94
Riha
Anuv Jain
Isabel LaRosa - favorite
NewMelody
Tere Sang Yaara
Atif Aslam
sombr - back to friends
deep blue sounds
That’s So True
Gracie Abrams
Libianca - People
Unknown
Ranjha
B Praak
Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams
7clouds
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
ChappellRoan
Afraid To Feel
LF System
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal Lyrics
MJKiingofPop
RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
RAYE
Dave - Raindance (ft. Tems)
Santan Dave
Gracie Abrams - That’s So True
Unknown
Woh Ladki Jo
Unknown
Zara Zara
Bombay Jayashri
Made You Look
Meghan Trainor
Central Cee & Dave - Sprinter
Vibe Music
Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Shayad
Arijit Singh
Anyma, LISA - Bad Angel
Anyma
Green Green Grass
George Ezra
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
Harry Styles - American Girls
HarryStyles
vampire
Olivia Rodrigo
DEF LEPPARD - "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
DEF LEPPARD
Ed Sheeran - Azizam
Ed Sheeran
Chahun Main Ya Naa
Arijit Singh
SZA - Kill Bill
SZA
SZA - BMF
SZA
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
TheWeeknd
PinkPantheress - Stateside + Zara Larsson
Creative Chaos
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Petty
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Dave, Tems - Raindance
Unknown
Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
Kill Bill
SZA
Teenage Dirtbag (With Lyrics) - Wheatus
MovieContributer
Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill
InvertOG
Main Hoon Hero Tera
Armaan Malik
Alice Cooper - Poison
AliceCooper
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby ft. Ronnie Spector
EddieMoney
Life is a Highway
Rascal Flatts
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
7clouds
HOT TO GO!
Chappell Roan
Jeena Jeena
Atif Aslam
Guns N' Roses - Patience
GunsNRoses
Over My Head (Cable Car)
The Fray
Is This Love? - Bob Marley
Bob Marley
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