Thread: Am/G# Chord
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Old April 2nd, 2007
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Originally Posted by Observer
Any ideas how to finger this chord? It is given as (402210) and the progression for the song I'm currently learning should go like: Am, Am/G#, Am/G, F, G.
The 4th fret is well out of my thumb's reach (when fingering the Am chord)... so is there a way to play it?
Well I guess it depends on the song. But usually the 'slash' chord indicates that the bass guitar would play the G#. But since you indicate that the tab says that the chord contains the G# when playing an Am chord I have to wonder. Are you sure that's the way it's played? That's a pretty healthy stretch for playing an Am chord at the same time (I'm sure some people can do it, but I can't) so it makes me wonder whether or not the tab you got for the song is accurate. If the guitar is playing a G# bass note with the Am, there might be another substitute chord actually used. Can you give us a link to the song or just tell us which song it is?

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