Standard tuning
A#m on guitar
A#m is a minor, spelled A#, C# and E#. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x13321, which sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1 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.
The five shapes
Every shape below is one of the five open chords moved up the neck, with a finger — or the nut — standing in for the open strings. A#m turns up as an A shape, an E shape and a D shape: A at fret 1, E at fret 6, D at fret 8.
Keys A#m belongs to
A#m is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.
- Db major##v
- F# majoriii
- Ab major##i
- Eb minor##iv
- F minor#iii
- Bb minor#vii
- Eb Dorian##iv
- Ab Dorian##i
- Bb Dorian#vii
- C Phrygian#vi
- F Phrygian#iii
- Bb Phrygian#vii
- Db Lydian##v
- F# Lydianiii
- B Lydianvii
- Db Mixolydian##v
- Eb Mixolydian##iv
- Ab Mixolydian##i
- Eb Aeolian##iv
- F Aeolian#iii
- Bb Aeolian#vii
- C Locrian#vi
- F Locrian#iii
- G Locrian#ii