Minor Vamp · Funk
Am7 · Dm7
i7 · iv7 in the key of A
The dark two-chord workout — everything happens in the right hand.
Four bars of minor vamp in the key of A, written i7 · iv7 and played driving 8ths over a backbeat groove at around 100 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play — and slow it down — without an account.
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What the chords are
This is i7 · iv7 in the key of A — the degree of each chord is what makes the progression recognisable in any key, so the same four moves transpose anywhere once you know them by number.
- Am7 i7 up at the 3rd fret, spanning to the 7th, on 4 strings
- Dm7 iv7 in open position, frets 1 to 3, on 4 strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Driving 8ths
- Groove
- Backbeat
- Tempo
- 100 bpm
- Key
- A
- Voicings
- Low & Wide
Open-voiced shapes down the neck — wide, ringing, cinematic.
The shapes
Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.
| Chord | E | A | D | G | B | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | × | × |
| Dm7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | × | × |
More Funk
Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.