Ukulele chord · Triads
A minor chord on ukulele
2000 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Am on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.
Am is the ii chord in G major, iii in F major and vi in C major. In minor keys: i in A minor and iv in E minor.
- Notes
- ACE
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): 2nd fret, index finger (1) A
- 3rd string (C): play open C
- 2nd string (E): play open E
- 1st string (A): play open A
Tablature
A|--0---| E|--0---| C|--0---| G|--2---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Am note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Am on ukulele
One finger on the 2nd fret of the G string (2000) — the easiest minor chord on the ukulele.
You’ll find Am in common progressions such as Am–F–C–G (the minor-feel pop progression in C major), Am–Dm–E–Am (the minor cadence in A minor) and Am–G–F–E (the Andalusian cadence in A minor).
Learning ukulele? Am is part of stage 1 (“C and A minor”) of our first ukulele chords path.
