Electric guitar · Minor 7th chord

Am7A Minor 7th

Key: C Major
Easy
Popular
Open chord

Am7 is the A minor 7th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes A · C · E · G.

Notes

A
C
E
G

Structure

1
♭3
5
♭7

Sound: Minor seventh; Smooth, jazzy
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of C Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C	Tonic
ii	Dm	Subdominant
iii	Em	Tonic relative
IV	F	Subdominant
V	G	Dominant
vi	Am	Tonic relative
vii°	Bdim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 4.
3Let strings 5, 3, 1 ring open.
4Don't play string 6.
5Strum from string 5 down.