How to Play Am7 on Piano

The A Minor 7th chord sounds mellow and unhurried. It stacks 4 notes: A – C – E – G.

A minor triad plus a flattened seventh. It carries far less tension than a dominant seventh, which is why it can sit still for bars at a time.

Notes in Am7

NoteIntervalFinger
AA4Root1
CC5Minor 3rd2
EE5Perfect 5th3
GG5Minor 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on A. Use finger 2 on C, finger 3 on E, and finger 5 on G.

Where it sits

Every note of this chord is a white key, which makes it one of the easier shapes to find without looking.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Minor 7th Chords

Cm7
C – Eb – G – Bb
C#m7
C# – E – G# – B
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Ebm7
Eb – Gb – Bb – Db
Em7
E – G – B – D
Fm7
F – Ab – C – Eb
F#m7
F# – A – C# – E
Gm7
G – Bb – D – F
G#m7
G# – B – D# – F#
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab
Bm7
B – D – F# – A

Other A Chords

A6
A – C# – E – F#
A7
A – C# – E – G
A9
A – C# – E – G – B
A
A – C# – E
Am
A – C – E
Amaj7
A – C# – E – G#
Adim
A – C – Eb
Aaug
A – C# – E#
Asus2
A – B – E
Asus4
A – D – E
Adim7
A – C – Eb – Gb
Am6
A – C – E – F#
Aadd9
A – C# – E – B