Am7 is a minor seventh, spelled A, C, E and G. In Standard tuning (E2 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 14.
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 string535050sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open532050sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring openx010080sits 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 stringx07088sits at fret 7, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx0140130sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string010109100sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring openx01401312sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string15151414xxsits at fret 14, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 14 and mutes 2 stringsx0201xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Keys Am7 belongs to
Am7 is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.