Am chord inversions

Am/C and Am/E are the first and second inversions of the A minor. This means that the bass tone is shifting from A to C or E.

Am/C

Am/E

Try in chord progressions

Am - Am/C - C
Am/E - Em - G

Comments

When stumble upon these chord names, you can choose to ignore the alternate bass note and just play the regular A minor. It will always sound ok, but it may lack some subtle harmonic additions.

Alternative fingerings

A fingering for Am/C in closed position is XXX555.

Theory of the Am/C and Am/E chords

Both chords consist of the notes A, C, E. The difference is that the order of notes shifts. C is the bass note in the first inversion and E is the bass note in the second inversion.

Alternative chord names

Am/C is identical with C6(no5).

Chord construction

Am x - A - E - A - C - E
Am/C x - C - E - A - C - E
Am/E E - A - E - A - C - E
Guitar versions of the chord

Notes in chord

Am A - C - E
Am/C C - E - A
Am/E E - A - C
Only the order of notes differs