Am7 chord on guitar

The A minor 7th chord, written Am7, has 4 notes: A C E G.

As tab, thick low E string first: x02010, 575555, 532010. Numbers in the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little, T thumb. × marks a muted string and ○ an open one.

About the Minor 7th Chord

A minor 7th chord adds the flat seventh to a minor triad, a smooth minor sound used in funk, soul and jazz. More about the Minor 7th Chord.

Keys with Am7

These keys have Am7 among their chords:

• C Major Scale (vi)
• F Major Scale (iii)
• G Major Scale (ii)
• D Natural Minor scale (v)
• E Natural Minor scale (iv)
• A Natural Minor scale (i)

Scales to play over Am7

Each of these scales holds every note of the chord:

• A Natural Minor scale
• A Phrygian Mode
• A Dorian Mode
• A Minor Pentatonic scale
• A Blues Scale

Minor 7th Chord in other keys

• Cm7
• C#m7
• Dm7
• Ebm7
• Em7
• Fm7
• F#m7
• Gm7
• G#m7
• Bbm7
• Bm7