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  • Guitar chord vocab: A minor variations

Guitar chord vocab: A minor variations

By Adrian Clark (Guitarist) 2015-09-04T09:45:00.246ZGuitars 

Reinvigorate your minor chords with these expansive modifications

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A minor

A minor

Everybody knows good ol’ A minor, but why not spice it up with a handful of inversions to add some interest? Remember, he who knows chords, knows life…

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Am7(6)

Am7(6)

This tight-sounding little Am7 works well for funk.

If the musical context allows, you can move the G down to F#, giving Am6. Why not alternate between the two?

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Amadd9

Amadd9

Alternatively, two of the notes in the A minor chord (A and E) can be played as open strings.Add the ninth (B) and you have this chord, as found in the Metallica song Call Of Ktulu.

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Amadd9add11

Amadd9add11

Similar to the last chord, this one has been used by Allan Holdsworth. It has three stacked fifths, giving an open sound.

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