Am is a minor, spelled A, C and E. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x02210, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.
Notes and intervals
Note
A
C
E
Interval
1P
3m
5P
12 ways to play it
Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.
x02210sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string707550sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 5 and lets 2 strings ring openx02550sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx0109100sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx0109108sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string70109100sits at fret 7, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring openx01414130sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx014141312sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx37550sits at fret 3, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string14151414xxsits at fret 14, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 14 and mutes 2 strings10010xxxsits at fret 10, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 stringsx0221xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
Keys Am belongs to
Am is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.