Chord · 7ths

Am7 — A Minor 7th

Am7 is the A minor 7th chord. It is built on the root A with minor 3rd (C), perfect 5th (E) and minor 7th (G) above it — the formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7, sounding the notes A C E G. On the piano it sits at A (octave 3) and above in the library's voicing; the same 4 notes in any octave are still Am7.

Root
A
Quality
Minor 7th
Formula
1 ♭3 5 ♭7
Notes
A C E G

On the keyboard

Am7 on the piano keyboard: A C E G1235ACEG

Right-hand fingering for this voicing: 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

The notes of Am7

DegreeNoteInterval from the rootPitch
1ArootA3
♭3Cminor 3rdC4
5Eperfect 5thE4
♭7Gminor 7thG4

Other 7ths on A

Minor 7th chords on every root

Part of the chord reference. See also the scales and the keys.