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Am7 Guitar Chord

Learn the Am7 shape, hear the voicing, and understand its notes and intervals.

MINOR 7TH CHORD

How to play Am7 on guitar

Read the diagram from the low E string on the left to the high E string on the right. Pick each intended string separately before strumming the complete shape.

Notes
A · C · E · G
Intervals
1 - b3 - 5 - b7
Level
Beginner
STRING BY STRING

Am7 chord fingering

This voicing uses the fret pattern x 0 2 0 1 0. Keep fretting fingers close behind the fret wire and avoid touching adjacent open strings.

Low EMute
AOpen
DFret 2
GOpen
BFret 1
High EOpen
BUILD THE CHORD

Notes and intervals in Am7

The Am7 chord combines A, C, E, G. Its formula, 1 - b3 - 5 - b7, describes each note relative to the A root.

A1
Cb3
E5
Gb7
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Am7 Guitar Chord Questions

What notes are in the Am7 guitar chord?

The Am7 chord contains A, C, E, G. Its interval formula is 1 - b3 - 5 - b7.

This Am7 shape is categorized as beginner-friendly, although clean notes and smooth changes still require practice.

The same Am7 chord can be played with different voicings, inversions, octaves, and string combinations while preserving its essential chord tones.