What notes are in A Minor 7th?

A Minor 7th (Am7) contains A, C, E, G. In interval terms that is 1P - 3m - 5P - 7m above the root A.

How do you play Am7 on guitar?

The most common shape here is "Am7": low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3.

Is Am7 hard for beginners?

It sits in the minor seventh family. Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.

A Minor 7th Guitar Chord (Am7)

A Minor 7th (Am7) is built from A, C, E, G, which is the 1P - 3m - 5P - 7m formula measured from the root A. This page shows 31 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

Minor 7th

Notes: A · C · E · GIntervals: 1P – 3m – 5P – 7m

Fingerings for Am7

Am7low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3

Am7A at fret 3

Am7A at fret 3, D at fret 3

Am7low E at fret 4, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2

Am7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1

Am7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

Am7low E muted, D at fret 2, B at fret 1

Am7low E muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1

Am7low E muted, D at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3

Am7low E muted, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

Am7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 2

Am7low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 2

Am7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

Am7low E at fret 4, A at fret 2, B muted, high E muted

Am7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted

Am7low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1

Am7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B muted, high E at fret 4

Am7low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

Am7low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E muted

Am7low E muted, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E muted

Am7low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

Am7low E muted, A open, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 3

Am7low E muted, A open, D muted, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3

Am7low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4

Am7low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

Am7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3

Am7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2

Am7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2

Am7low E muted, D at fret 2, B muted, high E muted

Am7low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted

Am7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted

Notes in Am7

How to play Am7

A Minor 7th Guitar Chord (Am7) is smooth and mellow, a staple of soul, funk and jazz.

Beginner tip

Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.

Practice idea

Play it as the ii chord and move it to the V to practise the most common jazz cadence.

Am7 FAQ

What notes are in A Minor 7th?: A Minor 7th (Am7) contains A, C, E, G. In interval terms that is 1P - 3m - 5P - 7m above the root A.
How do you play Am7 on guitar?: The most common shape here is "Am7": low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3.
Is Am7 hard for beginners?: It sits in the minor seventh family. Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.