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A minor guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 115 playable shapes
About the chord
A minor guitar chord
The A minor minor chord, composed of the root (A minor), minor third C, and perfect fifth E, evokes a melancholic or introspective emotion. The lowered third C gives it a somber, contemplative quality, contrasting with the major chord’s brightness, and is often used to express depth and emotional complexity.
Root note: A
Quality: minor
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 115
Chord tones
ACE
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
A Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
C Minor Third ♭3
This note supplies the minor color and gives the chord its darker emotional pull.
E Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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