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Am7 A minor seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 2
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 5 + Em7 How to play Am7 Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the D string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the B string. Let ring open: A string, G string, high E string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ Am7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x02010 2 1 E A D G B E Am7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x02010 2 1 E B G D A E x02010 · Am7 shape
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x02013 2 1 3 E A D G B E Am7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x02013 2 1 3 E B G D A E x02013
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x0x010 1 E A D G B E Am7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x0x010 1 E B G D A E x0x010
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x02213 2 3 1 4 E A D G B E Am7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x02213 2 3 1 4 E B G D A E x02213
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 575555 5fr 1 3 E A D G B E
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 575555 5fr 1 3 E B G D A E
575555 · Em7 shape
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x0x013 1 3 E A D G B E Am7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x0x013 1 3 E B G D A E x0x013
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 577585 5fr 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 577585 5fr 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E
577585 · Em7 shape (4th string) shape
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 535050 2 1 3 4 E A D G B E
Am7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 535050 2 1 3 4 E B G D A E
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Chords that go with Am7 The other chords of A minor, the key where Am7 is home (i7). Songs in this key move between them.
Am i Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. Bdim ii° Bdim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 4 finger 4, open, fret 1 finger 1. C III C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Dm iv Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Em v Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. F VI F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Am7.
5 fret Em7 Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open, open. Em7 shape 7 fret Dm7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 2. Dm7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Am7 chord A minor seventh is built from 4 notes: A (1), C (♭3), E (5), G (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, A, highlighted on the diagram. You can play it in 12 places on the fretboard. The first shape is the most common; higher shapes make smooth changes easier in some keys.
Am7 belongs to C major (vi7), F major (iii7), G major (ii7), A minor (i7), D minor (v7).
