Chord guide

Am7 chord on guitar (A minor seventh)

The Am7 chord is the notes A, C, E and G. The usual shape is an open chord: x 0 2 0 1 0, from the low E string to the high E. Strum it below, tap a string to hear its note, or open it on the full guitar and play it yourself.

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How to play Am7

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

Am7

Your middle finger on the D string at the 2nd fret.
Your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret.
Let the A, G and high E strings ring open.
Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Am7 up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

Am7 (up the neck)

Play it as 5 7 5 5 5 5, a barre at the 5th fret. Pick the Up the neck shape above to hear it.

Lay your index finger flat across the low E to the high E string at the 5th fret.
Your ring finger on the A string at the 7th fret.

Chords that go with Am7

The chords of A minor: they sit next to Am7 in songs, so they sound right before and after it.

Songs with Am7

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs that use them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.