This version of the A# Minor chord is considered the first position version. To play this A# Minor Chord, use your index finger to bar all of the strings on the 1st fret, and use your ring finger on the 3rd fret of the D string, your pinky finger on the 3rd fret of the G string, and your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the B string. The Root notes are on the A String, and the G string. This chord is portable and can be moved around on the fretboard. Just keep in mind that your root note is on the A string.