Guitar chord · Minor 7th
Am7 chord (A Minor 7th)
Velvety smooth minor chord foundational to funk, R&B, and jazz.
Notes ACEG
Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7
Shapes 2 on this page
Am7 chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Questions
- What notes are in a Am7 chord?
- Am7 is A, C, E, G: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of A.
- How do you play Am7 on guitar?
- Em7-Shape (6th String Root): 5 7 5 5 5 5; Am7-Shape (5th String Root): x 0 2 0 1 0 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).