Am7 Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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AMI7, Amin7

Tuning

Standard Tuning

O
 
O
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
21
E
C
G
E
A
 

The "A Minor 7" chord is fairly easy to play. Simply place your 1st finger on the "B" string, 1st fret & your 2nd finger on the "D" string, 2nd fret.

 
 
 
 
 
 
5
6
7
8
9
131111
A
E
C
G
E
A

You will be using a barre across all six strings for the A minor seventh barre chord. This one is played in the shape of Em7.

 
 
 
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
2314
G
C
A
E
A
 

A variation of the A minor seventh chord.

X
X
 
 
X
 
5
6
7
8
9
233
 
 
C
G
 
A

A 3 string variation of Am7 played at the 5th fret.

X
 
 
 
X
 
5
6
7
8
9
2333
 
E
C
G
 
A

A 4 string version of the Am7 chord played at the 5th fret.

 
 
O
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
214
G
C
G
E
A
 

This is one possible way to play an "open" Am7 chord.

X
 
 
 
 
X
10
11
12
13
14
2134
 
C
G
C
A
 

This voicing for Am7 is commonly used in the jazz genre. The third of the chord is doubled.

X
X
 
 
 
X
10
11
12
13
14
213
 
 
G
C
A
 

This three string voicing for Am7 is commonly used in the jazz genre.

X
 
O
X
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
1
 
C
G
 
A
 

This voicing for Am7 is used in the song "Blackbird" by the Beatles.

X
 
O
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
21
 
C
G
E
A
 

The high E string is omitted from this voicing of Am7.

 
 
 
 
O
X
5
6
7
8
9
1111
A
E
C
G
A
 

This voicing combines an open A bass note with a movable minor seventh voicing played in fifth position.

 
 
 
 
 
 
5
6
7
8
9
131141
A
G
C
G
E
A

The b7 (G) is doubled in this Am7 voicing.

O
 
O
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
32
E
C
G
E
A
 

This is an alternate fingering for the tried and true voicing of Am7.

 
 
X
X
 
X
12
13
14
15
16
124
G
C
 
 
A
 

This is a higher voicing of Am7 an octave up from the open position and omitting the fifth.

O
 
O
 
X
 
1
2
3
4
5
321
E
C
G
E
 
G

The root note is omitted from this inverted Am7 chord.

X
X
 
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
33
 
 
C
G
A
 

The fifth (E) is omitted from this Am7 chord.

X
 
 
 
X
 
7
8
9
10
11
2132
 
G
E
A
 
C

This Am7 chord is played in first inversion. This voicing can also be used for a root position C6 chord.

 
 
 
 
 
X
3
4
5
6
7
13333
A
E
C
G
C
 

This Am7 chord is played with the b3 (C) in the bass.

 
 
 
 
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
2314
G
C
A
E
 
 

This is an Am7 chord played in second inversion.

O
 
 
 
X
 
1
2
3
4
5
4231
E
C
A
E
 
G

This Am7 chord is played in third inversion.