Also C6

Am7 (A minor 7th): A C E G. Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. Also C6. A minor triad with a minor 7th: mellow, the ii chord of the ii–V–I and the sound of modal and funk vamps.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of35

Scales that contain it34

Extensions1

Inversions4

  • Am77

    Root position · A C E G

  • Am7/C6/5

    1st inversion · C E G A

  • Am7/E4/3

    2nd inversion · E G A C

  • Am7/G4/2

    3rd inversion · G A C E

Relatives12

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it7

Songs that use it3

Cadences1

Cadences it takes part in

Where it goes13

One small move away12

Its dominant1