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
Note
A
C
E
G
Interval
1P
3m
5P
7m
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.
x02010sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx05550sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 5, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx05553sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string777088sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 1 string ring openx02553sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx010080sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx0100100sits at fret 10, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx0140130sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx01401312sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx10109100sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx0201xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 stringsx02013sits 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.