x 1 3 3 2 1
A# minor
Notes: A# · C# · E#
More common: Bb minor
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
Common shapes (3)
6 8 8 6 6 6
x x 8 10 11 9
Other shapes (17)
Showing 12 of 17
x 1 3 3 2 x
6 4 3 3 x x
6 4 3 6 x x
x 1 x 3 2 1
x 1 3 x 2 1
x x 8 6 6 6
6 8 8 6 x x
6 4 x 6 6 x
x x 8 6 6 9
6 4 x 3 6 x
6 4 3 x 6 x
6 x 3 6 6 x
About A# minor
A# minor is built from three notes: A# (root), C# (minor third) and E# (perfect fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – 5. The minor third makes it sound sad and introspective, and it is the usual counterpart of the major chord.
A# minor has 3 common voicings, based on the A, E and D shapes of the CAGED system. There are 17 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. Another way to write A# minor is Bb minor (the same piano key, with a different name). The usual choice is Bb minor.