How to play Am/G: a minor built on A, played over G in the bass, with 1 voicing, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 2 open strings, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: 3 0 2 2 1 0 (x = not played).
| Note | A | C | E | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | 5 | b7 |
Am/G is a minor with A as its root, played over G in the bass.
Am/G is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 3 major keys and 3 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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As played here, Am/G sounds A, C, E, G (R, b3, 5, b7 from the root A).
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: 3 0 2 2 1 0 (x means the string is not played). Fret the B string at the 1st fret. Add the D and G strings at the 2nd fret. Add the low E string at the 3rd fret. The A and high E strings ring open. Strum all six strings.
Am/G belongs to 6 keys: G major (the ii chord), C major (the vi chord), F major (the iii chord), A minor (the i), E minor (the iv) and D minor (the v).
