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Am/B

  1. B2bass
  2. ARtriad
  3. C♭3triad
  4. E5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play Am/B

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
AA shape 2nd inversion Am/B
1 2 3 4 ♭3 R 5 2

Frets x 2 2 2 1 xNotes B E A CIntervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadA minor, 2nd inversion

EE shape 2nd inversion Am/B
5 6 7 8 ♭3 R 5 2

Frets 7 7 7 5 x xNotes B E A CIntervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadA minor, 2nd inversion

DD shape 2nd inversion Am/B
7 8 9 10 ♭3 R 5 2

Frets x x 9 9 10 8Notes B E A CIntervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadA minor, 2nd inversion

The rules

The construction rules Am/B follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Minor triad over the 2nd in every key

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Am/B chord questions

What notes are in Am/B?

Am/B is spelled B A C E: B is the 2nd, A is the root, C is the ♭3rd, E is the 5th.

What is the formula of Am/B?

2 1 ♭3 5. It is a A minor triad, over B in the bass.

How many ways can you play Am/B on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of Am/B, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.