Need help with one chord.

[jjcucio]

Ok, what is the tab for Am7/sus4. I am just starting out and cant find it. Thanks.

[Duffman]

i'm not really sure, but i'll give it a shot. the sus4 means that the chord has the 4th in it, which is D. am7 is x02010. if you leave the d string open, then it will have the 4th. so try x00010. also i think x07788 is an Am7sus4. can someone else confirm this?

[w0odman]

maybe it could be.

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[Duffman]

umm, i don't know, the added 2 is an f#

[ericwormann]

Ok, what is the tab for Am7/sus4. I am just starting out and cant find it. Thanks.

You wouldn't put a / in there. It actually is more accurate to call it Am7sus4. Here's a couple ways to play it:

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e-0--5--10--
b-3--5--8---
g-0--7--9---
d-2--5--7---
a-0--7------
e----5------

Now I'll break down the chord name for you:
Minor chords are the 1-3-5 of the minor scale. In the case of A minor it is A-C-E. The 7 adds the 7 note of the scale to the chord, in this case G. So now we have A-C-E-G. The sus4 means that the 4th note of the scale suspends the 3rd, meaning play the 4th note of the scale instead of the 3rd note of the scale. So in A minor you replace the C with D. So now we have a chord made up of A-D-E-G. So any way that you can get your fingers to play all A's, D's, E's, and G's then you have formed an Am7sus4 chord.

[jjcucio]

alright, good stuff on how to play it. Ive learned everything from tabs but i appreciate the "lingo" if you will on chords. I want to take lessons but feel a little childish doing so. Anyways, thanks for the help.

[fatjack]

Ok, what is the tab for Am7/sus4. I am just starting out and cant find it. Thanks.

You wouldn't put a / in there. It actually is more accurate to call it Am7sus4. Here's a couple ways to play it:

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e-0--5--10--
b-3--5--8---
g-0--7--9---
d-2--5--7---
a-0--7------
e----5------

Now I'll break down the chord name for you:
Minor chords are the 1-3-5 of the minor scale. In the case of A minor it is A-C-E. The 7 adds the 7 note of the scale to the chord, in this case G. So now we have A-C-E-G. The sus4 means that the 4th note of the scale suspends the 3rd, meaning play the 4th note of the scale instead of the 3rd note of the scale. So in A minor you replace the C with D. So now we have a chord made up of A-D-E-G. So any way that you can get your fingers to play all A's, D's, E's, and G's then you have formed an Am7sus4 chord.

you should be around more so i dont have to answer these kind of questions as much

[DreaminBassMunky]

Ok, what is the tab for Am7/sus4. I am just starting out and cant find it. Thanks.

You wouldn't put a / in there. It actually is more accurate to call it Am7sus4. Here's a couple ways to play it:

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e-0--5--10--
b-3--5--8---
g-0--7--9---
d-2--5--7---
a-0--7------
e----5------

Now I'll break down the chord name for you:
Minor chords are the 1-3-5 of the minor scale. In the case of A minor it is A-C-E. The 7 adds the 7 note of the scale to the chord, in this case G. So now we have A-C-E-G. The sus4 means that the 4th note of the scale suspends the 3rd, meaning play the 4th note of the scale instead of the 3rd note of the scale. So in A minor you replace the C with D. So now we have a chord made up of A-D-E-G. So any way that you can get your fingers to play all A's, D's, E's, and G's then you have formed an Am7sus4 chord.

you should be around more so i dont have to answer these kind of questions as much

haha

[Duffman]

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e-0--5--10-- 
b-3--5--8--- 
g-0--7--9--- 
d-2--5--7--- 
a-0--7------ 
e----5------

these are a7sus4, not am7sus4. if you did x0t98t, it would work. (t = 10)

[ericwormann]

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e-0--5--10-- 
b-3--5--8--- 
g-0--7--9--- 
d-2--5--7--- 
a-0--7------ 
e----5------

these are a7sus4, not am7sus4. if you did x0t98t, it would work. (t = 10)

Either way, they're the same chord. The "sus4" means the chord is made up of 1-4-5-7 (no 3rd). If the chord was Am7add4 then it would be 1-3-4-5-7, but that would actually be called Am11, not Am7add4.

[fatjack]

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e-0--5--10-- 
b-3--5--8--- 
g-0--7--9--- 
d-2--5--7--- 
a-0--7------ 
e----5------

these are a7sus4, not am7sus4. if you did x0t98t, it would work. (t = 10)

Either way, they're the same chord. The "sus4" means the chord is made up of 1-4-5-7 (no 3rd). If the chord was Am7add4 then it would be 1-3-4-5-7, but that would actually be called Am11, not Am7add4.

in truth, their is no such thing as a "m7sus4" chord. its just "7sus4" because their is no major or minor tonality. i have never seen it written with the minor

and that actually would be an Am7add4 because their is no 9th in the formula, technically you have to add a 9 in the chord for a 11th or 13th chord to be made. so it would be 1 2 3 4 5 7 for an 11 chord and 1 2 3 5 6 7 for a 13th