Am Piano Chord

The Am chord is a minor triad built on the root note A. It contains the notes A, C, E.

How to play Am

CEACE

Press all highlighted keys together. Use any comfortable fingering — for a right-hand triad, thumb on root, middle on 3rd, pinky on 5th is standard.

Chord theory

Root note
A
Quality
Minor triad
Notes (intervals)
A (Root), C (m3), E (P5)
Number of notes
3

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