A minor 7th chord on guitar (Am7)

A minor 7th is played in open position as × 0 2 0 1 0: middle finger on the D string at fret 2 and index finger on the B string at fret 1. The A, G and high e strings ring open. The low E string stays muted.

Tip — The low E string must be muted while the other five strings ring, which requires precise right-hand control.

A minor 7th is played in open position as × 0 2 0 1 3: middle finger on the D string at fret 2, index finger on the B string at fret 1 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 3. The A and G strings ring open. The low E string stays muted.

A minor 7th is played in open position as × 0 2 2 1 3: middle finger on the D string at fret 2, ring finger on the G string at fret 2, index finger on the B string at fret 1 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 3. The A string rings open. The low E string stays muted.

A minor 7th is played at the 5th fret as 5 7 5 5 5 5: barre your index finger across fret 5 and pinky finger on the A string at fret 7.

A minor 7th is played at the 7th fret as × × 7 9 8 8: index finger on the D string at fret 7, pinky finger on the G string at fret 9, middle finger on the B string at fret 8 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 8. The low E and A strings stay muted.