Am7 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning
Am7
Minor 7
Notes:A · C · E · G
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am7 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x x 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 | – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4 | x x A A C C G G A A E E | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x x 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 | – – 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 | x x A A E E G G C C E E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x x x x x x 5 5 4 4 6 6 | – – – – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 | x x x x x x A A C C G G | medium | |
| 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 6 6 | 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 | E E C C E E A A E E G G | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 10 6 6 8 8 0 0 8 8 x x | 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – – | A A C C G G E E E E x x | hard | |
| 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | A A E E G G C C E E A A | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 11 11 11 11 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 | A A E E A A E E G G C C | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x x 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 x x | – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – | x x A A C C G G A A x x | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x x 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 x x | – – 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – | x x A A E E G G C C x x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x x x x 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 | – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 | x x x x E E A A C C G G | medium | |
| 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 x x 6 6 | 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – – 3 3 | E E C C E E A A x x G G | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x x x 10 10 8 8 8 8 6 6 | – – – – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1 | x x x x A A C C E E G G | hard | |
| 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 x x | 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – | A A E E G G C C E E x x | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 11 11 11 11 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 | A A E E A A E E G G C C | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 x x | 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 – – | C C G G C C E E A A x x | medium | |
| x x 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 6 6 | – – 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 | x x A A E E G G C C G G | medium · barre on fret 3 |
The Am7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes A, C, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop B generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.
How the Am7 chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| ♭3 | 3 | C |
| 5 | 7 | E |
| ♭7 | 10 | G |
More A chords
Other roots
See Am7 in another tuning
What notes make up the Am7 chord?
Am7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes A, C, E, G.
How do I read the diagram?
Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.