Guitar arpeggio
A Minor 7 Guitar Arpeggio
A Minor 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from A, C, E, and G. It is also commonly called A Minor Seventh, and Am7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- ACEG
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 b7
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 10
- Chord symbols
- Am7Amin7
- Also called
- A Minor SeventhAm7
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent A root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the A root notes and connect the remaining minor 7 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called A Minor Seventh or Am7.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with A Minor 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard