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A Minor 7 Chord on Guitar

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Open. The open Am shape with the ring finger lifted.

A minor 7, written Am7, is a minor seventh chord: a minor chord with a flat seventh, smoother and less dark than plain minor. The open shape uses 2 fingers on 5 strings.

How to play Am7, finger by finger

  1. Put your index finger on string 2 at the 1st fret.
  2. Put your middle finger on string 4 at the 2nd fret.
  3. Strum from string 5 down to string 1, and don't play string 6.

More ways to play Am7

5fr131
E-shape barre from fret 5
1
Open near the nut
2fr3214
Open, fret 2 from fret 2
3fr2134
Open, fret 3 from fret 3
5fr123
Movable, fret 5 from fret 5
7fr1423
Movable, fret 7 from fret 7
10fr3142
Movable, fret 10 from fret 10
12fr132
Barre, fret 12 from fret 12

Notes in A minor 7

NoteIntervalRole
A1root
C♭3minor third
E5fifth
G♭7flat seventh

Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7

Questions about Am7

What notes are in Am7?

A, C, E and G. Those are the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of the chord, counted from A.

Which strings do I strum for Am7?

Start on string 5 and strum down to string 1.

Often played with Am7

Other minor 7 chords