Home A chords for guitar Am/C# Guitar Chord

Am/C# Guitar Chord

A chord with a sad, melancholic character. Differs from major by its lowered third. Used across all genres for emotional expression — from ballads through rock to jazz. This is a slash chord — the bass note is C# instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–4–2–5–5–5

How to play the Am/C# chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–2–5–5–5 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 4 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 5 · little finger
2nd string (B) Fret 5 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 5 · little finger

Notation for Am/C# chord

Other names: A minor, A min, A-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: A minor chord

Intervals and tones in Am/C# chord

Note Interval
A Root
C Minor 3rd
E Perfect 5th

All Variations

Fret 2
X–4–2–5–5–5
Fret 8
X–X–11–9–10–8
Fret 11
X–X–11–14–13–12
Fret 9
9–12–10–9–X–X