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A♯ minor chord on guitar

6 ways to play A♯m on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.

A♯m is the ii chord in A♭ major, iii in F♯ major and vi in D♭ major. In minor keys: i in B♭ minor and iv in F minor.

Spell as B♭m

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →

Left-handed

Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
5th string (A): 1st fret, held by the barre A♯
4th string (D): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) E♯
3rd string (G): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) A♯
2nd string (B): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) C♯
1st string (high E): 1st fret, held by the barre E♯

e|--1---|
B|--2---|
G|--3---|
D|--3---|
A|--1---|
E|--x---|

Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

There’s no open-string way to play A♯m on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 1st fret (x13321).

You’ll find A♯m in common progressions such as A♯m–F♯–C♯–G♯ (the minor-feel pop progression in C♯ major), B♭m–G♭–D♭–A♭ (the epic minor progression in B♭ minor) and B♭m–E♭m–F–B♭m (the minor cadence in B♭ minor).