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