A Minor Chord

The A Minor Chord contains 3 music notes - A  | C |  E

Play the video above to learn how to play an A Minor Chord using the Guitar by Numbers System and a Guitar Chord Diagram

A Minor chord is a triad contains from 3 notes of the Major Scale - the first , flattened third and fifth note of the Major Scale

The notes in the A Major  scale are A B C# D E F# G#

The first note (the root) note is an A note

The flattened Third Note is a C note

The Fifth Note is a E Note

A Chord Progression that will sound well together in the key of A Minor are:

A Minor   C Major    D Major

Check out the A Minor Chord Diagram below!