Barre shape · 5th-string root

A#m

A# minor · Root on fret 1
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Move the whole shape so the root lands on that fret.

How to play it

  1. Index finger flat across strings 5–1, 1st fret
  2. Ring finger · D string, 3rd fret
  3. Little finger · G string, 3rd fret
  4. Middle finger · B string, 2nd fret
  5. Strum from the A string down
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