Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

AmA Minor

F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone

Formula 6 · 1 · 3  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C♯

How to play it

Am fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Minor guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 3 2 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar chord — E-shape, 6th (6 8 8 6 6 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar chord — D-shape, 8th (x x 8 10 11 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar chord — A-shape, 13th (x 13 15 15 14 13) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar chord — E-shape, 18th (18 20 20 18 18 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar chord — Open (x 1 x x 2 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 x 2 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar chord — Open (x x x 3 2 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

Am guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Minor guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 3 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar tab — E-shape, 6th (6 8 8 6 6 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar tab — D-shape, 8th (x x 8 10 11 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar tab — A-shape, 13th (x 13 15 15 14 13) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar tab — E-shape, 18th (18 20 20 18 18 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar tab — Open (x 1 x x 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 x 2 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor guitar tab — Open (x x x 3 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How Am sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
sadmelancholyserious
Genres
rockpopclassical
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 3
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