Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Am7A Minor 7th

F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone
Etone

Formula 6 · 1 · 3 · 5  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C♯ · E

How to play it

Am7 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Minor 7th guitar chord — 6th position (6 8 6 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Minor 7th guitar chord — 18th position (18 20 18 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
Read it as tab

Am7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Minor 7th guitar tab — 6th position (6 8 6 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Minor 7th guitar tab — 18th position (18 20 18 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
Sound

How Am7 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
mellowsoulfulsmooth
Genres
jazzsoulr&b
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 3 · 5
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