Am7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

Am7

Minor 7

Notes:A · C · E · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 0 1 2	– 2 3 – 1 4	x A E G C E	medium
x 2 5 5 5 2	– 1 2 3 4 1	x A G C E E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 5 5 5 5 5	2 1 1 1 1 1	A C G C E G	medium · barre on fret 5
7 9 7 0 8 10	1 3 1 – 2 4	A E A G G C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 10 9 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x G C E A C	medium
10 0 10 0 10 10	1 – 2 – 3 4	C G C G A C	medium
x 2 2 0 1 x	– 2 3 – 1 –	x A E G C x	easy
x 2 5 5 5 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x A G C E x	medium
7 5 5 5 5 7	2 1 1 1 1 3	A C G C E A	medium · barre on fret 5
7 9 7 0 10 10	1 2 1 – 3 4	A E A G A C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 10 0 10 10	– 1 2 – 3 4	x E C G A C	medium
10 12 10 12 10 10	1 2 1 3 1 1	C G C G A C	medium · barre on fret 10
x 2 x 0 1 2	– 2 – – 1 3	x A x G C E	easy
x 2 5 5 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x A G C x x	medium
7 5 7 5 5 5	2 1 3 1 1 1	A C A C E G	medium · barre on fret 5
7 9 10 0 8 x	1 3 4 – 2 –	A E C G G x	medium

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 – Open G 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

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.