Am7 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)
in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp 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 2 2 3 0 0 | – 1 2 3 – – | x A E C E G | easy | |
| x 2 2 3 3 2 | – 1 1 2 3 1 | x A E C G A | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 7 7 3 5 | – – 3 4 1 2 | x x A E G C | hard | |
| 4 0 5 0 0 5 | 1 – 2 – – 3 | E G G A E C | easy | |
| 9 5 5 7 5 5 | 3 1 1 2 1 1 | A C G E A C | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 7 7 8 0 | – – 1 2 3 – | x x A E C G | easy | |
| 9 9 10 0 8 0 | 2 3 4 – 1 – | A E C A C G | medium | |
| 9 9 10 10 0 0 | 1 2 3 4 – – | A E C G E G | medium | |
| x x 10 0 12 12 | – – 1 – 2 3 | x x C A E G | medium | |
| 0 0 x 12 12 12 | – – – 1 1 1 | C G x A E G | easy · barre on fret 12 | |
| x 2 2 3 3 0 | – 1 2 3 4 – | x A E C G G | medium | |
| x 2 2 3 3 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x A E C G x | medium | |
| x x 7 3 3 5 | – – 4 1 2 3 | x x A C G C | hard | |
| 4 0 5 0 5 5 | 1 – 2 – 3 4 | E G G A A C | medium | |
| 9 5 5 7 5 9 | 3 1 1 2 1 4 | A C G E A E | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| 9 9 7 0 8 0 | 3 4 1 – 2 – | A E A A C G | medium |
The Am7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes A, C, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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.