Am7 chord on Oud – Turkish (DEABEA)
in Turkish (DEABEA) 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 x 0 1 3 0 | – – – 1 2 – | x x A C G A | medium | |
| 2 3 3 x 5 x | 1 2 3 – 4 – | E G C x A x | hard | |
| x 5 3 5 3 3 | – 2 1 3 1 1 | x A C E G C | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 5 0 8 8 7 | – 1 – 3 4 2 | x A A G C E | medium | |
| 7 8 7 8 8 7 | 1 2 1 3 4 1 | A C E G C E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 8 0 8 8 0 | – 1 – 2 3 – | x C A G C A | easy | |
| 10 12 0 10 0 10 | 1 4 – 2 – 3 | C E A A E G | medium | |
| x 5 3 5 3 0 | – 2 1 3 1 – | x A C E G A | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 2 5 3 x 3 x | 1 4 2 – 3 – | E A C x G x | hard | |
| x 5 3 5 3 x | – 2 1 3 1 – | x A C E G x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 5 7 8 8 0 | – 1 2 3 4 – | x A E G C A | medium | |
| 7 8 7 8 8 0 | 1 2 1 3 4 – | A C E G C A | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 8 0 8 0 0 | – 1 – 2 – – | x C A G E A | easy | |
| 10 x 0 10 0 10 | 1 – – 2 – 3 | C x A A E G | easy | |
| x x 0 1 3 3 | – – – 1 2 3 | x x A C G C | medium | |
| 2 3 x x 5 3 | 1 2 – – 4 3 | E G x x A C | hard |
The Am7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes A, C, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for Oud – Turkish (DEABEA) 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.