Guitar arpeggio
A Minor Guitar Arpeggio
A Minor is a three-note arpeggio built from A, C, and E. It is also commonly called A Minor Triad. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- ACE
- Formula
- 1 b3 5
- Semitones
- 0 3 7
- Chord symbols
- AmAmin
- Also called
- A Minor Triad
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent A root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the A root notes and connect the remaining minor chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called A Minor Triad.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with A Minor loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard