Am/G♯ chord

A minor with G♯ in the bass

Notes
A C E / G♯
Formula
1 ♭3 5

2 ways to play Am/G♯

  1. Shape 1Barre, fret 5
    Am/G# chord, shape 1: 4-3-2-5-5-52fr321444G♯CECEAPlay string 6Play string 5Play string 4Play string 3Play string 2Play string 1

    4-3-2-5-5-5

  2. Shape 2Barre, fret 2
    Am/G# chord, shape 2: 4-3-2-2-5-52fr321144G♯CEAEAPlay string 6Play string 5Play string 4Play string 3Play string 2Play string 1

    4-3-2-2-5-5

Numbers on the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. ○ means play the string open, × means don't play it. Tab reads from the low E string to the high E string.

About Am/G♯

Am/G♯ is Am with G♯ as the lowest note. Slash chords like this let the bass line move step by step between chords.

Chords in the key of A minor

These chords share notes with Am/G♯ and sound natural next to it.

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