Rock in A minor (basic version) — alternating bass fingerstyle
On this grid, only G offers a genuine alternating-bass option (both its low E and A strings are playable); Am, Dm and C each have only one bass string, with the low E string cut on all three. The name 'alternating bass' therefore fully applies to only one of this grid's four chords.
Tips
On Am, Dm and C, don't look for an alternation that doesn't exist: the thumb stays on its single available string.
On G only, consciously work the alternation between the two bass strings.
Compare with the catalogue's G grid, where two chords out of four (G and Em) offer this same real alternation: the ratio isn't the same here.
Chord progression — Am
Bar 1
Am
i
Bar 2
Dm
iv
Bar 3
G
VII
Bar 4
C
III
Chords
Related sheets
- Rock in D (Drop D) — alternating bass fingerstyle (Level 6)
- Rock in B minor (variant) — alternating bass fingerstyle (Level 6)
- One-hand tapping (Level 6)