The open Am7 chord is a popular open chord. It is the same shape as the open A minor chord, but with an open 3rd string. You can also think of it as the open C chord shape, but with the open 5th string. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the open A minor 7 chord.
How to play the open Am7 chord shape
- Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 4th string.
- Place your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the 2nd string.
- Strum the first five strings.
A minor 7 (easy open shape) info
- This shape is the open Am7 chord.
- It contains the notes (from the 5th string down) A, E, G, C and E.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, b7, b3 and 5 in the key of A.
- It is a minor 7 chord.