Am/G

  1. G♭7bass
  2. ARtriad
  3. C♭3triad
  4. E5triad
Voicings

3 ways to play Am/G

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
CC shape 1st inversion Am/G
9 10 11 12 R 5 ♭3 ♭7

Frets x 10 10 9 10 xNotes G C E AIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadA minor, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion Am/G
1 2 3 4 5 R 5 ♭3 ♭7

Frets 3 3 2 2 x xNotes G C E AIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadA minor, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion Am/G
5 6 7 8 R 5 ♭3 ♭7

Frets x x 5 5 5 5Notes G C E AIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadA minor, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules Am/G 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 ♭7th in every key

Am/G chord questions

What notes are in Am/G?

Am/G is spelled G A C E: G is the ♭7th, A is the root, C is the ♭3rd, E is the 5th.

What is the formula of Am/G?

♭7 1 ♭3 5. It is a A minor triad, over G in the bass.

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

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