Am7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am7

Minor 7

Notes:A · C · E · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 1 1 1 1	2 3 1 1 1 1	A E G C E A	medium · barre on fret 1
3 3 3 5 4 4	1 1 1 4 2 3	A E A E G C	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 6 5 4 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x A C E G x	hard
x 6 6 5 6 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x G C E A x	medium
x 8 6 8 6 8	– 2 1 3 1 4	x A C G A E	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 8 9 8	– 1 3 1 2 1	x A E G C E	medium · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 9 11	– – – 2 1 3	x x x A C G	medium
10 11 10 10 x 11	1 2 1 1 – 3	E C E A x G	easy · barre on fret 10
3 3 1 1 1 x	2 3 1 1 1 –	A E G C E x	medium · barre on fret 1
3 3 3 x 4 4	1 1 1 – 2 3	A E A x G C	easy · barre on fret 3
x 8 6 8 4 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x A C G G x	hard
6 6 x 5 6 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	C G x E A x	hard
x 8 6 8 6 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x A C G A x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 8 9 x	– 1 3 1 2 –	x A E G C x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 10 9 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x x E A C G	medium
x 11 10 10 x 11	– 3 1 2 – 4	x C E A x G	hard

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.