A minor Chord (Am) & A minor 7th (Am7) on Piano & Guitar

A piano keyboard reference for the A minor chord, abbreviated as Am or Amin.

The A minor triad consists of the notes A, C and E. The 2 inversions to the A minor triad are C E A and E A C.

The A minor 7th chord, abbreviated as Am7 or Amin7, has the notes A, C, E and G. The 3 inversions to the A minor 7th chord are C E G A, E G A C and G A C E.

The intervals of the A minor chord are the root (A) , minor third (C) and perfect fifth (E). With the A minor 7th chord, there's an additional minor seventh (G).

🎸 You can also jump to guitar chord diagrams for the A minor and A minor7th chords in common positions on the guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.

The A minor chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:

The i chord in the key of A minor
The iv chord in the key of E minor
The v chord in the key of A minor
The ii chord in the key of G major
The iii chord in the key of F major
The vi chord in the key of C major

A minor Chord on Piano

arpeggiate chords

⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

A minor chord

notes: A C E

A minor 1st inversion

notes: C E A

A minor 2nd inversion

notes: E A C

A minor 7th chord

notes: A C E G

A minor 7th 1st inversion

notes: C E G A

A minor 7th 2nd inversion

notes: E G A C

A minor 7th 3rd inversion

notes: G A C E

🎸 A minor Chord Guitar Diagrams

Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the A minor chord and the A minor 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.

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