[Sheila A]

I am struggling playing Am7. I can’t keep my third figure out of it. Any suggestions?

Minnesota, USA

[Jonathan]

Hey Sheila, this will be the hardest chord to get right in the G chord family. Just keep at the muscle memory practice, going real slow, and moving your finger out of the way with your right hand if you have to. The muscles in your finger will learn to get to the new position on their own after a while, but they need time.

You can also try to play the Am7 without your pinky down, just with your 1st and 2nd finger. Some people prefer to play it this way. It will just make transitioning out of the Am7 a bit more difficult. So you pick your battles.

You never fail until you quit!

[John]

Hi Sheila,

That was the most difficult chord for me while trying to learn ‘How Can It Be’ by Lauren Daigle. It took me about a month to build my guitar callus on the pinky finger up and I had to pay extra attention to the posturing on my pinky finger to get a clean sound. The posturing that Jonathan talk about and patience was key for me. Hope that helps.

John
Washington State (USA)

[Sheila A]

Thank you John and Jonathan. That was helpful!

I’ll get there?

Minnesota, USA