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The Am7 chord is a minor seventh chord built on A. A minor chord plus a minor seventh. Softer and smoother than a plain minor chord, it is everywhere in R&B, jazz and city pop, and as the ii in a ii–V–I.
Am7 guitar chord
Common shape
Barre, root on 6th string (fret 5)
The left vertical line is the 6th (thickest) string. Numbers in dots are fingers (1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 little), × means don't play that string and ○ means open.
Play it the easy way with a capo
- Capo on fret 5 + Em7 shape
With a capo on for the whole song, every other chord moves by the same number of frets.
Am7 chord notes
| Degree | 1 (root) | ♭3 (minor 3rd) | 5 (perfect 5th) | ♭7 (minor 7th) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | A | C | E | G |
Am7 piano chord
On piano, press these 4 notes together. Bass players usually play the root, A.
Keys that use Am7
- C major: vi7
- F major: iii7
- G major: ii7
- D minor: v7
- E minor: iv7
- A minor: i7
Progressions in C major
- C – G – Am7 – F (I – V – vi – IV, the most common pop progression)
- C – Am7 – F – G (I – vi – IV – V, the '50s progression, ballads)
Transposing Am7
One half step up, Am7 becomes B♭m7; one half step down, A♭m7. To change the key of a whole PDF score, open it in the free PDF transposer.