A Minor Chord on Balalaika
Play A Minor on Balalaika: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A Minor chord is a darker, melancholic minor triad that anchors countless songs. It is built from the notes A, C, E. This page shows how to play A Minor on Balalaika with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The E string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 3 over a 3-fret stretch. A falls on the E string. It sounds from E4 up to C5.
Balalaika is tuned E–E–A, with 15 frets to work with. Voicings are computed for this tuning by the shared voicing generator, not borrowed from another instrument; the two lower strings share one pitch, so a chart can hold the same note twice.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.