Am7 Guitar Chord

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Am7 is a minor 7th chord made of A · C · E · G. Minor triad + minor 7th — a mellow minor sound. The standard shape is an open chord: x02010 (6th string → 1st string, x = don't play, 0 = open string).

Chord charts

Am7

Open chord · x02010

Am7

Fret 5 barre · root on 6th string · 575555 · from fret 5

Am7

Fret 7 · root on 4th string · xx7988 · from fret 7

Index finger on string 2 (B), fret 1.
Middle finger on string 4 (D), fret 2.
Let strings 5, 3, 1 ring open.
Don't play string 6 (or mute lightly).
Strum down from string 5.

Am7 guitar chord chart — open chord x02010 and 2 more shapes — All Am7 shapes on one image — long-press (or right-click) to save it.

Notes in the chord

A
rootC
3rdE
5thG
7th

Play it easier with a capo

Capo on fret 5 + Em7 shape → sounds as Am7
Capo on fret 7 + Dm7 shape → sounds as Am7

If barre chords are hard, clamp a capo and play an open shape — it sounds exactly the same. The Buskermate app can move a whole chord sheet to any capo position for you.

Try it: capo on

Scales that fit

Other A chords

A Am A7 Amaj7 Am7 A6 Am6 Asus4 Asus2 A7sus4 Adim Adim7 Am7b5 Aaug Aadd9 A9 Am9 Amaj9

Minor 7th chords in other keys

Cm7 C♯m7 Dm7 E♭m7 Em7 Fm7 F♯m7 Gm7 A♭m7 Am7 B♭m7 Bm7

FAQ

What notes are in the Am7 chord?

The Am7 chord is made of A, C, E, G. Minor triad + minor 7th — a mellow minor sound.

What's the easiest way to play Am7 on guitar?

The standard shape, from the 6th string to the 1st, is x02010 (an open chord). If the barre is hard, put a capo on fret 5 and play a Em7 shape — it sounds the same.

Which scale works for soloing over Am7?

A dorian or A natural minor fits well.

🎸 Transpose a whole chord sheet — Buskermate
Upload a PDF song sheet and Buskermate reads the chords and moves them to any key or capo position (the app is in Korean for now).