Am 5-string bass chord

How to play Am on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the D string at the 10th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 9th fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the B and E strings.

From the B string x x 0 10 9 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Am?

Am, A minor, is A, C and E: the root (A), the minor third (C) and the perfect fifth (E). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5.

What is the difference between Am and A?

One note. Am has the minor third, C; A raises it a half step to C♯.

Can I play Am7 instead of Am?

Usually, yes. Am7 adds G to the three notes of Am, which softens it without changing what it does in a song.

What is the relative major of Am?

C: it has the same notes as the key of A minor, and its chord shares two of the three notes of Am.

Keys with Am

Am is the vi chord in C major, the iii chord in F major, the ii chord in G major, the v chord in D minor, the iv chord in E minor and the i chord in A minor.