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A minor seventh (Am7) chord on guitar

Notes
ACEG
Formula
1♭35♭7

How to play Am7 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    Am7 chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes A, C, E, G

  2. Shape 2 · fret 5 · barre

    Am7 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 5, notes A, C, E, G

  3. Shape 3 · fret 3 · barre

    Am7 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 5, notes A, C, E, G

  4. Shape 4 · fret 7

    Am7 chord on guitar, shape 4: from fret 7, notes A, C, E, G

  5. Shape 5 · fret 10 · barre

    Am7 chord on guitar, shape 5: barre at fret 10, notes A, C, E, G

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (A). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Am7 inversions on guitar

The same Am7 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (C) in the bass1st inversion · Am7/C

    A minor seventh, Am7/C, x35555Am7/C3133CGCEAmetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (C) in the bass1st inversion · Am7/C

    A minor seventh, Am7/C, 875555Am7/C54311CEGCEAmetronotuner.com

  3. 5th (E) in the bass2nd inversion · Am7/E

    A minor seventh, Am7/E, 002010Am7/E21EAEGCEmetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (E) in the bass2nd inversion · Am7/E

    A minor seventh, Am7/E, x75555Am7/E5311EGCEAmetronotuner.com

  5. 7th (G) in the bass3rd inversion · Am7/G

    A minor seventh, Am7/G, 302010Am7/G321GAEGCEmetronotuner.com

  6. 7th (G) in the bass3rd inversion · Am7/G

    A minor seventh, Am7/G, 335555Am7/G31233GCGCEAmetronotuner.com

Jazz voicings

About the minor seventh chord

A minor chord with a seventh: less dramatic than a plain minor, and softer. It is the ii of the ii–V–I progression (Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7), found in jazz, bossa, soul and funk; in pop it often replaces the simple minor chord without anyone noticing.

Notes and intervals of Am7

Am7 (A minor seventh) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • A · 1 · root
  • C · ♭3 · minor third
  • E · 5 · perfect fifth
  • G · ♭7 · minor seventh

Other A chords

Minor seventh: other roots

Chords that go with Am7

As the ii of a ii–V–I, Am7 leads up a fourth to the dominant and lands on the major seventh chord:

Arpeggio

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Am7 chord on guitar?

Am7 (A minor seventh) has 5 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Am7?

The notes of Am7 are A, C, E, G. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7: root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

What does Am7 mean?

Am7 is the chord symbol for A minor seventh. A minor chord with a seventh: less dramatic than a plain minor, and softer. It is the ii of the ii–V–I progression (Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7), found in jazz, bossa, soul and funk; in pop it often replaces the simple minor chord without anyone noticing.

Can I play Am7 on other instruments?

Yes. Am7 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Am7 on other instruments

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