Am7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy

in Double Daddy (D-A-D-D-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am7

Minor 7

Notes:A · C · E · G

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 5 3 2	– – 1 3 2 1	x A E G C E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 3 5 5 3 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	A C G G C x	hard · barre on fret 3
7 7 7 7 10 10	1 1 1 1 2 3	A E A A G C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 10 10 10 10	– – 1 1 1 1	x A C C G C	easy · barre on fret 10
x 0 5 2 3 2	– – 3 1 2 1	x A G E C E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 3 5 7 3 x	3 1 2 4 1 –	A C G A C x	hard · barre on fret 3
7 7 7 10 10 7	1 1 1 2 3 1	A E A C G A	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 10 10 10 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x A C C G x	easy · barre on fret 10
x 0 2 2 3 5	– – 1 2 3 4	x A E E C G	medium
7 3 7 5 3 x	3 1 4 2 1 –	A C A G C x	hard · barre on fret 3
7 7 7 10 10 10	1 1 1 2 3 4	A E A C G C	medium · barre on fret 7
10 0 10 10 10 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	C A C C G x	medium
x 0 2 5 3 5	– – 1 3 2 4	x A E G C G	medium
x x 7 7 3 5	– – 3 4 1 2	x x A A C G	hard
7 7 10 7 10 7	1 1 2 1 3 1	A E C A G A	medium · barre on fret 7
x 12 10 10 10 10	– 2 1 1 1 1	x A C C G C	medium · barre on fret 10

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Am7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes A, C, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy 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

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 D#m7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 G#m7 A#m7 Bm7

See Am7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Double Daddy D-A-D-D-A-D

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.