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Fm/A 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 A instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–0–3–1–1–1

How to play the Fm/A chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–3–1–1–1 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) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 3 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for Fm/A chord

Other names: F minor, F min, F-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: F minor chord

Intervals and tones in Fm/A chord

Note Interval
F Root
Ab Minor 3rd
C Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–0–3–1–1–1
Open
X–0–3–1–1–4
Fret 3
X–0–3–5–6–4
Fret 4
X–0–6–5–6–4

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys