The seven chords of A Minor with guitar diagrams, the progressions you will meet most, capo options, and free songs to play in this key.
The A Minor scale is A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Build a chord on each note using only the scale's own notes and you get the seven diatonic chords below. Songs in A Minor are made mostly of these, with the i, iv and V doing most of the work. In practice the V chord is usually E or E7 (the harmonic minor's raised 7th) rather than Em: it pulls back to Am much harder.
With sevenths: Am7 (im7), Bm7b5 (iim7b5), Cmaj7 (IIImaj7), Dm7 (ivm7), Em7 (vm7), Fmaj7 (VImaj7), G7 (VII7), and E7 (V7). Tap any chord for every voicing, the notes and how to play it.
| Numerals | In A Minor | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| i VI III VII | Am F C G | the minor pop progression |
| i VII VI V | Am G F E | the Andalusian cadence (the V is the major chord) |
| i iv V | Am Dm E | the minor three-chord progression (V from harmonic minor) |
| i iv VII III | Am Dm G C | a folk and rock favourite |
| i VI VII i | Am F G Am | the rock minor loop |
Write one out in the free Chord Progression Chart, or train your ear to hear them with Name the Progression.
A Minor is one of the open-chord keys: its main chords sit near the nut, so no capo is needed. A capo still gives you other voicings of the same key: capo 5 with Em shapes, or capo 7 with Dm shapes.
Every key and fret is on the guitar capo chart, and the Chord Sheet Maker rewrites any song's chords for a capo or a new key.
Free chord sheets on Guitar Scribble served in A Minor, chords over the lyrics, printable.
Relative major: C major (same notes and chords, a different home). Parallel major: A major (same root, a different mood).
All free, in the browser. The Chord Sheet Maker transposes any sheet into A Minor with one click.
The seven chords built on the A Minor scale are Am, Bdim, C, Dm, Em, F, G. As roman numerals: i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII. Most songs in A Minor use E or E7 as the V chord, from the harmonic minor scale, rather than Em.
C major. It shares every note and every chord with A Minor; the difference is which chord feels like home.
No. A Minor is one of the open-chord keys, so its main chords are played near the nut without a capo. You can still use one: capo 5 with Em shapes, or capo 7 with Dm shapes.
