A#m
How to play the A Sharp Minor Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol A#m we get the following information:
- The A#m chord has the note A# as root note
- The A#m chord is a 3-note chord (a triad)
- The A#m chord is a minor chord
Because A#m is a 3-note chord it also has 3 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
A#m chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: A# – C# – E#
A#m chord – 1st. inversion (root note at the top of the chord): C# – E# – A#
A#m chord – 2nd. inversion (root note in the middle of the chord): E# – A# – C#
A#m chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | A# | C# | E# |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Note | C# | E# | A# |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | E# | A# | C# |
A#m chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The A#m chord is the 1st. step in the A sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | A#m | B#m(b5) | C# | D#m | E#m | F# | G# |
The A#m chord is the 4th. step in the E sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | E#m | F##m(b5) | G# | A#m | B#m | C# | D# |
The Am chord is the 5th. step in the D sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | D#m | E#m(b5) | F# | G# | A#m | B | C# |
The Am chord is the 6th. step in the C sharp major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | C# | D#m | E#m | F# | G# | A#m | B#m(b5) |