Am7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am7

Minor 7

Notes:A · C · E · G

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 1 0 0 3 1	4 1 – – 3 2	A C E A E G	hard
5 5 3 3 3 3	2 3 1 1 1 1	A E G C E A	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 0 6 6	1 1 1 – 2 3	A E A A G C	easy · barre on fret 5
x x x 0 6 6	– – – – 1 2	x x x A G C	easy
0 8 8 7 8 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	E G C E A x	medium
x 10 8 10 8 10	– 2 1 3 1 4	x A C G A E	medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 12 10 11 10	– 1 3 1 2 1	x A E G C E	medium · barre on fret 10
5 5 0 3 6 3	2 3 – 1 4 1	A E E C G A	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 3 3 3 x	2 3 1 1 1 –	A E G C E x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 7 6 6	1 1 1 4 2 3	A E A E G C	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 8 0 6 6	– – 3 – 1 2	x x C A G C	medium
8 8 0 7 8 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	C G E E A x	medium
x 10 8 10 8 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x A C G A x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 12 10 11 x	– 1 3 1 2 –	x A E G C x	medium · barre on fret 10
5 1 3 0 3 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	A C G A E x	hard
5 5 3 3 3 6	2 3 1 1 1 4	A E G C E C	medium · barre on fret 3

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 – Drop E 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 Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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

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.