Am chord

The Am chord (A minor) on a piano: the notes, every inversion and the keys it belongs to. Tap play to hear it, and download it as MIDI.

A1Cb3E5

About the minor chord

The root, a minor third and a perfect fifth. Darker and more serious than major.

Formula: 1 b3 5. Used in: Most house, techno, trance and trap progressions are built on minor chords.

Tap an inversion to hear it. Inversions keep the same notes in a different order, which lets chords move smoothly from one to the next.

Am is the VI chord in C major, III chord in F major, II chord in G major, V chord in D minor, IV chord in E minor and I chord in A minor.

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A, C, E.

1 b3 5. The root, a minor third and a perfect fifth. Darker and more serious than major.

Am is a chord in C major (VI), F major (III), G major (II), D minor (V).