Understand and Play the A#m Guitar Chord with Interactive Tools

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Take A#, C# and E# together and you have A#m, the A# minor chord. It sounds identical to Bbm, which avoids the E#.

The page lists four voicings, from the 1st fret up to the 11th fret. Writing it A#m suits a sharp key: it is the vi chord of C# major, and the E# in the spelling is the same pitch as F. Its notes fit the A# minor scale.

Listen to it on the fretboard at the top, where it plays as a strum and as an arpeggio.

A# minor guitar chord is also written as A#m, A#min, A#- or A#mi.

Notes that compose the A# m chord:

A# C# E#

How the Minor chord is built:

Formula: 1 b3 5

A# M Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the A and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the B string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the G string

Position 2 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the low E, G, B and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 8 of the A string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 8 of the D string

Position 3 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the high E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 11 of the B string

Position 4 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the G and B strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 8 of the D string

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m | D m | E m | F m | G m | A m | B m | C#m | D#m | F#m | G#m | A#m | Abm | Bbm | Dbm | Ebm | Gbm

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Giancarlo Facoetti

Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher

FAQ

What notes are in A#m?

A#m (A# minor) is spelled A#, C# and E#. That is a root, a minor third and a perfect fifth, written as 1, b3 and 5.

Is A#m the same chord as Bbm?

Yes, they sound identical. Bbm is spelled Bb, Db and F, which is simpler to read than A#, C# and E#, though both names are correct.

In which keys does A# minor appear as a chord?

A# minor is the vi chord in C# major, the ii chord in Ab major and the iii chord in F# major. It is also the i chord in Bb minor.

How many voicings of A#m exist on guitar?

There are four voicings, three of them using a barre and none using open strings. They run from fret 1 to fret 11.

Why does A#m contain E# and not F?

A fifth up from A# is E#, because the letter names follow A, C, E. E# sounds the same as F, but writing it as E# keeps the notes stacked in thirds from the A# root.