A Minor Chord

The A Minor Chord, produces a distinct sound that many can refer to it as a sad chord. You will notice right away a similarity with the E Minor Chord. It is pretty much the same, only with the minor change that the fingers are placed on different strings. This makes making a transition from E Minor Chord and A Minor chord pretty easy.

Make sure your first finger is curled, so the open first string rings clearly. Also, avoid playing the open sixth string when playing the A minor chord. It is also important that you make sure that your first finger is not muting any of the strings when checking each note individually when you are practicing.

This is a very easy chord to do, so with little practice you should be able to get it right. Although some people might get confused which is absolutely normal at first, however it shouldn't be a huge problem down the line. So, if you have learned and mastered the E Minor Chord, this one should be pretty easy to get. This chord is called by many instructors and guitar players alike as one of the beginner chords, but that doesn't mean that they are a piece of cake, getting the correct finger positioning AND getting a clear sound at first is kinda difficult. However, not to worry, like all the lessons you will find in our site, you will see that most of this is a matter of practice, practice, practice.

As many chords would have, this one being no exception, there are different ways to play this chord, there are situations on which you will find it makes sense to reverse your second and third fingers while playing the A Minor Chord. Practice doing it both ways.