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Am/G 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 G instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–X–5–5–5–5

How to play the Am/G chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–5–5–5–5 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) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 5 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 5 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 5 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 5 · index finger

Notation for Am/G chord

Other names: A minor, A min, A-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: A minor chord

Intervals and tones in Am/G chord

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

All Variations

Fret 5
X–X–5–5–5–5
Open
3–0–2–2–1–0
Fret 2
3–3–2–5–5–5
Open
3–0–2–2–1–X
Fret 9
X–10–10–9–10–X

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys