Am/F guitar chord
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About Am/F
Am/F gives the bass its own instruction: keep the upper chord, but make the lowest note. The slash separates those two jobs.
F is not in the upper triad; it supplies the minor chord’s flat sixth from below. Hold the upper chord steady and move only the bass. That low line can connect nearby chords without jumping root to root.
Also written Am over F or Am with F in the bass.
How to use Am/F
In which keys. Every note of Am/F belongs to C major (the vi, the submediant), D minor (the v, the dominant), F major (the iii, the mediant) and A minor (the i, the tonic).
What to play over Am/F
Useful scales
- +BDG
Contains Am/F and adds second, fourth and flat seventh.
- +BbDG
Contains Am/F and adds flat second, fourth and flat seventh.
- +BDG#
Contains Am/F and adds second, fourth and major seventh.
Chords near Am/F
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The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in how this site is built.