Am7 chord on Mandolin

in Standard (GDAE) (G-G-D-D-A-A-E-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am7

Minor 7

Notes:A · C · E · G

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 5 5 3 3 0 0	1 1 3 3 2 2 – –	A A G G C C E E	medium
2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4	A A E E C C G G	medium
x x 7 7 3 3 3 3	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2	x x A A C C G G	hard
5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5	1 1 2 2 – – 3 3	C C G G A A A A	easy
x x 7 7 10 10 8 8	– – 1 1 3 3 2 2	x x A A G G C C	medium
0 0 10 10 0 0 8 8	– – 2 2 – – 1 1	G G C C A A C C	medium
12 12 10 10 12 12 12 12	2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4	G G C C A A E E	medium
0 0 2 2 3 3 5 5	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3	G G E E C C A A	medium
2 2 5 5 3 3 3 3	1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3	A A G G C C G G	medium
5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5	2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4	C C G G C C A A	medium
5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0	1 1 2 2 – – – –	C C G G A A E E	easy
0 0 7 7 7 7 8 8	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3	G G A A E E C C	easy
12 12 10 10 12 12 8 8	3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1	G G C C A A C C	hard
0 0 10 10 12 12 12 12	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3	G G C C A A E E	medium
5 5 2 2 0 0 3 3	3 3 1 1 – – 2 2	C C E E A A G G	medium
2 2 5 5 3 3 5 5	1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4	A A G G C C A A	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 Mandolin 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 (GDAE) G-G-D-D-A-A-E-E

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.