Am7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 0 0 2 1 1 | – – – 3 1 2 | A E A E G C | easy | |
| x 3 3 2 3 x | – 2 3 1 4 – | x G C E A x | medium | |
| x 5 3 5 3 5 | – 2 1 3 1 4 | x A C G A E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 7 5 6 5 | – 1 3 1 2 1 | A A E G C E | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 0 0 7 7 6 8 | – – 2 3 1 4 | A E E A C G | medium | |
| 0 8 7 7 x 8 | – 3 1 2 – 4 | A C E A x G | hard | |
| 0 8 10 10 10 8 | – 1 2 3 4 1 | A C G C E G | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 0 0 10 10 10 10 | – – 1 1 1 1 | A E G C E A | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| 0 0 0 x 1 1 | – – – – 1 2 | A E A x G C | easy | |
| 3 3 x 2 3 x | 2 3 – 1 4 – | C G x E A x | hard | |
| x 5 3 5 3 x | – 2 1 3 1 – | x A C G A x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 5 7 5 6 5 | – 1 3 1 2 1 | x A E G C E | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 0 8 0 7 6 8 | – 3 – 2 1 4 | A C A A C G | medium | |
| 0 0 7 10 10 8 | – – 1 3 4 2 | A E E C E G | medium | |
| 0 0 10 10 10 8 | – – 2 3 4 1 | A E G C E G | medium | |
| 0 0 10 10 10 x | – – 1 1 1 – | A E G C E x | easy · barre on fret 10 |
The Am7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes A, C, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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.