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Am
Also written Amin · A− · A minor
Am is the i chord of A minor, and in a major key it plays three parts: ii of G major, iii of F major and vi of C major. Its relative major, C, shares two of its three notes.
How pianists voice Am
The same notes, laid out the way hands actually play them.
Open triad Spread
1 · 5 · ♭3 — root and 5th below, the 3rd an octave up. The same three notes spread over two octaves: the sound of strings rather than a keyboard.
Am inversions
The same 3 notes with a different one in the bass. Each inversion is written as a slash chord.
Root position Am
Root at the bottom, stacked in 3rds: 1 · ♭3 · 5.
1st inversion Am/C
C (the ♭3) in the bass: ♭3 · 5 · 1.
2nd inversion Am/E
E (the 5) in the bass: 5 · 1 · ♭3.
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