Piano chord · Triads
A♯ minor chord on piano
Right hand: A♯ (1), C♯ (3), E♯ (5)
How to play A♯m on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
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.
- Notes
- A♯C♯E♯
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handA♯1 · thumbC♯3 · middleE♯5 · pinky
Left handA♯5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing A♯m on piano
On piano, A♯m has two black keys (A♯ and C♯) and one white key.
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).
