Electric guitar · Minor chord

A#mA# Minor

Key: C# Major
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A#m is the A# minor chord on electric guitar, made of the notes A# · C# · F.

Other positions

Notes

A#
C#
F

Structure

1
♭3
5

Sound: Minor triad; Melancholic, introspective
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of C# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C#	Tonic
ii	D#m	Subdominant
iii	Fm	Tonic relative
IV	F#	Subdominant
V	G#	Dominant
vi	A#m	Tonic relative
vii°	Cdim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 2.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 4.
4Place your pinky on fret 3 of string 3.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.