Am is a chord that everyone knows

It's hard to find someone who did not take a guitar at least once in his life. And among those who took it, it's impossible to find someone who did not see what the chord Am looks like.

It is with this chord that the training of a beginner guitarist usually starts on the instrument. Am is constructed in this way: 1st mode of 2nd string, 2nd harm of 3rd string and 3rd mode of 4th string. When you simultaneously tighten all these modes, you can hold the right hand on the strings and extract the chord Am. It is not difficult.

Am - a chord not only easy, but also simply necessary for any, even the most simple harmony. If you consider the tablature of popular modern songs, then Am will be almost in each.

From the musical point Am should be called "A minor", so if you hear this phrase, then do not get lost, it's the same chord.

The family of minor chords, in addition to Am, includes many other different consonances and seventh chords. The seventh chords on paper can be distinguished by the number 7 in the name.

For those who have a simple acoustic guitar at home , the Am chord can become a kind of way to stretch your fingers, because you can play it not only in the usual position, but also with the barre on high fret. Beginners, of course, will not succeed without long-term training. But the result, if you invest time and perseverance in the learning process, will be impressive.

Yes, it would be superfluous to recall that Am is a chant "chump", that is, with his help, and also with Dm and E, you can play, under certain conditions, half of the Beatles repertoire. About the original tonality will, of course, forget, but friends will be surprised.

By the way, we completely forgot about the choice of a musical instrument. It's one thing if you need to accompany yourself at home or in a company of friends. Quite differently, everything will be the case if you want to speak in public. If for the first case the classical guitar with nylon strings, the sound of which is quite quiet and saturated, is perfect, then a guitar with a dreadnought-shaped body and a narrowed neck is necessary. Yes, it is much easier to take barrels on dreadnoughts, however, the simplest Am chord from which we started can turn into an absolutely unplayable one, because with a narrow neck and fingers you will have to put it in a different way, because of that the need will be constant control Left hand.

Many people, learning that it is more difficult to play dreadnought, immediately drop out and become bassists, however, this is erroneous, because the more difficult the beginning, the easier it is then. Agree that getting additional playing skills on acoustic guitar is much better in terms of perspective.

Well, we have learned that the Am-chord is very simple to play and is popular with almost everyone. If you decide to learn how to play classical acoustic guitar, you also have cards in hand, because the result ultimately depends only on you, more precisely on your abilities for learning and self-improvement. Not always owners of expensive guitars become professionals. This quality comes only in time - first you need to at least learn how to take Am and learn the rest of the simple chords, and the technique, like the experience, will come with time.