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Am7 on guitar

Am7 is a minor seventh, spelled A, C, E and G. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x02010, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteACEG
Interval1P3m5P7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

A minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.21
x02010sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 5, fret 5, fret 5, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 5, strings 3 to 5.
x05550sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 5, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.2341
x05553sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
A minor seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 7, fret 7, fret 7, open, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 1 to 3.7fr23
777088sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 1 string ring open
A minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.1342
x02553sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
A minor seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 10 with finger 2, open, fret 8 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr21
x010080sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A minor seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 10 with finger 1, open, fret 10 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr12
x0100100sits at fret 10, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A minor seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 14 with finger 2, open, fret 13 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr21
x0140130sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A minor seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 14 with finger 3, open, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 12 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr321
x01401312sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A minor seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 4, open. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr2314
x10109100sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
A minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.21
x0201xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
A minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.213
x02013sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys Am7 belongs to

Am7 is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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