Am guitar chord

A minor. Am is a first-week shape in the PickMyPath learning order.

Am

Finger by finger

Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the B string.
Put your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string.
Put your ring finger on the 2nd fret of the G string.
Let the A string and high E string ring open.
Skip the low E string when you strum; it is not part of the chord.

New to these grids? Read how to read a chord diagram.

Songs that use Am

19 catalog songs use this chord, gentlest first.

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Riptide

Vance Joy

Saili

Hemant Rana

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

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Thamana Haat

Samir Shrestha

Sarangi

Sushant KC

Hallelujah

Jeff Buckley

Baby

Justin Bieber

Counting Stars

OneRepublic

Where does Am fit in your path?

Mark the chords you already know and PickMyPath sequences the rest, one real song at a time.