The simplest way to enjoy practice time is to play songs. The easiest way to stay motivated is to enjoy your practice time. The most important element of success in learning the guitar is motivation. The easier option is to play Am7 until your finger dexterity and control has improved to the point where you can play Am.Īs you’ll read elsewhere on the site, I strongly believe in a ‘stepping-stone’ approach to learning guitar. If you opt to take the harder option of learning the Am guitar chord then more power to you, that’s great. Give them both a try and listen to the difference. Am7 is a lovely open chord that sounds similar enough to A minor that we can substitute it without worrying about a big drop in sound quality. It looks like this: Am7Īs you can see this requires only two fingers, so it significantly easier to play. The best version of Am for beginner guitarists to use is Am7. ✓ This is our most popular guide and it will improve your chord ability quickly. ✓ Learn 12 beginner-friendly versions of every chord.
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(This isn’t much fun which is why I tell all my students to go for the option 2!) You can tough it out and repeatedly make the A minor chord shape until you can do it quickly.Even though this requires 3 fingers to play (and is therefore more difficult than chords like Em), most people don’t have too many problems learning to play the Am guitar chord.īut if you’re a total beginner you will find it difficult to ‘bunch’ your fingers together quick enough to play this A minor chord.