Basic Beginner Guitar Chords – Learn to Play A Minor 7(Am7)

Easy Beginner Guitar Chord – Learn to Play Am7

Learn how to play the Am7 guitar chord (also known as A minor 7, A Minor 7th) with this free beginner chord lesson. The A Minor 7 Guitar Chord is a basic beginner guitar chord and very easy to play.

The A Minor 7 Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 , b7 steps of the  A Major Scale: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, or the notes A, C, E and G.  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the A Major Scale (C#) a 1/2 step to a “C”. The “b7″ symbol translates to “Flattened 7th” , which means we simply lower the 7th step of the A Major Scale (G#) a 1/2 step to a “G”.

Notes of the Am7 Chord: A, C, E, G

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Chord Playing Tips: Be sure that you are pressing down on the strings hard enough and play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

A Minor 7 Guitar Chord Video

The video below will further demonstrate how to play the A Minor 7 Guitar Chord.