Am7 chord on piano
Am7 is A, C, E and G. A sits between the last two black keys of the three. Play it once at full speed, then at a quarter to hear every note.
root position · A–C–E–G · right hand 1-2-3-5
- Notes
- A · C · E · G
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
How to play Am7 on piano
From A, go 3 half steps up to C, 4 half steps up to E then 3 half steps up to G. That's the whole chord: 4 keys.
- Right hand: 1 on A, 2 on C, 3 on E and 5 on G.
- Left hand: 5 on A, 3 on C, 2 on E and 1 on G.
- On the keyboard it's white, white, white and white keys, the same pattern as Dm7 and Em7, so your hand shape carries over.
Am7 inversions
- root position: A–C–E–G. RH 1-2-3-5.
- 1st inversion: C–E–G–A, C lowest. Fingers 1-2-3-5.
- 2nd inversion: E–G–A–C, with E at the bottom. Fingers 1-2-3-5.
- 3rd inversion: G–A–C–E (G in the bass). Right hand 1-2-3-5.
Inversions keep the same notes and change which one is lowest. Moving between chords, pick the inversion that keeps your hand closest to where it already is.
Changing from Am7 to the chords around it
These are the changes you'll meet most often with Am7, using the first shape of each chord.
- D7 (V in G major): Am7 to D7: play D7 in 2nd inversion (A–C–D–F♯) and A and C stay under the same fingers, while E moves down to D and G down to F♯. D7 on piano
- Cmaj7 (IV in G major): Am7 to Cmaj7: play Cmaj7 in 3rd inversion (B–C–E–G) and C, E and G stay under the same fingers, while A moves up to B. Cmaj7 on piano
- Gmaj7 (I in G major): Am7 to Gmaj7: play Gmaj7 in 1st inversion (B–D–F♯–G) and G stays under the same finger, while A moves up to B, C up to D and E up to F♯. Gmaj7 on piano
Am7 is a minor seventh chord: a minor triad plus a minor seventh. Am7 is the easy-going minor, common as the ii chord right before a dominant seventh. The one-by-one button above makes that quality easy to hear.
Getting Am7 under your fingers
Start with a broken chord, A C E G E C A, then play it solid. Then climb the inversions: A–C–E–G, then C–E–G–A, then E–G–A–C, then G–A–C–E.
The keys of Am7
Am7 is a minor seventh chord, 1–♭3–5–♭7 from A. Root position, from the bottom: how Am7 is built.
| Note | Key | Fingers | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | white key | RH 1 · LH 5 | root |
| C | white key | RH 2 · LH 3 | minor third |
| E | white key | RH 3 · LH 2 | perfect fifth |
| G | white key | RH 5 · LH 1 | minor seventh |
Am7 in context
In G major, ii–V–I on piano is Am7 (A–C–E–G), D7 (D–F♯–A–C) and Gmaj7 (G–B–D–F♯). About the jazz cadence.
Am7 on guitar and ukulele
Switching instruments? Try Am7 on ukulele or Am7 on guitar, or compare them on the Am7 chord page.
Related A chords on piano
Other minor seventh chords
Am7 on piano: questions
What notes are in Am7 on piano?
A, C, E and G: A (white key), C (white key), E (white key) and G (white key). Right hand 1-2-3-5, left hand 5-3-2-1.
How do you play Am7 on piano?
Press A, C, E and G together, all white keys. Right hand: 1 on A, 2 on C, 3 on E and 5 on G.
What are the inversions of Am7?
1st inversion (C–E–G–A), 2nd inversion (E–G–A–C) and 3rd inversion (G–A–C–E), after root position (A–C–E–G). Only the lowest note changes.
What does Am7 look like on the keyboard?
white, white, white and white keys, the same pattern as Dm7 and Em7, so one hand shape covers all of them.
Every shape above plays only A, C, E and G, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026.