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E Amara 20 handpan chords
E Amara 20 is an E minor pan with a big range. Start with the chords on the top shell, then add the bottom notes when you want more depth. The app has 77 chord cards for this scale. New to handpan? Read Handpan 101: how to play a handpan first.
Sold as "E Amara 20 (13+7)": 13 top notes and 7 bottom notes.
A little history
E Amara 20 is an E minor layout with 20 notes. One maker's listing gives E3 on the ding, 12 more notes on the top shell (B3 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 D5 E5 F#5 G5 A5) and 7 bottom notes (C3 D3 F#3 G3 A3 C4 C5).
How to read a chord card
- The darker colour is the root; the lighter colour, the other chord tones.
- The line under the pan names the notes, root first, with their field numbers.
- Orange U numbers and dashed circles are bottom-shell notes, played from inside the pan.
E Amara 20
E3 ding, B3 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 D5 E5 F#5 G5 A5. Bottom shell: C3 D3 F#3 G3 A3 C4 C5
Starter progression: Em, Am, Bm (i, iv, v), top shell only.
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