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How to read c hord diagr diagra ams

Fretting fingers notation: 1: index, 2: middle 3: ring, 4: pinkie, 0: open string

Example: C major major Low E string: open (0); ring finger (3) on the 3rd fret of the A string,

middle finger (2) on the 2nd fret on the D string ring, G string: ing: open, index finger (1) on the 1st fret of the B string ring, high E string: open (0). Pinkie finger not used for this chord


Majo Major r and Minor Minor open st strings c hord hords We be b e g in with with the the most most co c o mmo mmo n cho c horrd s: in in this this se c tio tio n you c a n le le a rn major and minor chords on the frets nearest the headstock. These

c hord hord s use use oft o ften en op o p en strings. If in the diagrams you find a 0 above a string, it means that you have to pl p la y it it without press any fret; if you find a X, then then you have ha ve to mute the string tring.. In di d ia g ra ms, ms, maj ma jo r c hor ho rd s a re shown ho wn with with "ma "majj", while while mino minorr c hor ho rd s a re shown ho wn wi w ith "mi "min" n".. Fo Fo r e xa mple, C maj ma j mea ns C maj ma jo r c hor ho rd s, C min min means mea ns C mino minorr c hor ho rd .



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Dominant minant Sevent venth h Cho Chor rds

A dominant seventh chord is a majo major r c hord hord with with a minor sevent venth note note added. It's a very important chord as it creates a sort of tension that

resolves naturally on the tonic, giving a feeling of conclusion to the progression. In diagrams, dominant chords are denoted with the number "7", for exa exa mple mple C 7 is a C d ominant ominant chor c hord. d.



Movable chord shapes The The shape ha pes s in the the foll follo wing wing diagr diag ra ms a re c a lled "movable shapes" because you can move them up or down the neck in order to get a different chord name but with the same quality (major, minor, d o mina minant nt and a nd so forth). forth). The sa me way wa y ba b a rrè wor wo rks. With With mo mo vab va b le shap ha p es we don't play any open strings. If you memorize these movable shapes, you'll can play almost any chord, by placing the chord-shape with the root on the fret that c o rresp esp o nds to the the name na me of o f the the c hord hord yo u want wa nt to pl p la y.

In the diagrams, the root note is marked with a yellow circle. For dominant nt sevent venth c hord hord, is the first exa exa mple, mple, the the movable mova ble sha shape pe o f a domina

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Dominant 7 shape

chor rd, you have to place the root (the fret If you want to play a F7 cho

inside the yellow circle) on the 8th fret of the A string, that is a F note, a s shown ho wn in sec sec o nd p ic ture ture . With With the the sa me logi log ic , if you want to play a yo u have ha ve to to pl p la c e the ro ro o t G7, G7, yo

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(indeed (indeed a G note), as shown in the third picture.

For a given chord, you can have different shapes, depending on the fret you choice to be the root of you chord. In the following d ia gra gra ms, ms, for ea c h c hord hord q ual ua lity 3 d iffer fferent ent sha shap p es a re p ro p o sed. ed .


Major Major c hords ords

Majo Major r Sevent venth chor chords ds - maj7 maj7


Minor c hord hords

Minor Sevent venth h chor c hord ds - min7


Domina minant c hords hords - 7

Augmente gmented ch c hords ords - aug (als (also o ca c alle lled #5)


Dimini iminis shed c hords hords - dim7

Suspended Fourth - sus4


Majo Major r Sixth ixth chor c hord ds - 6

Minor Minor Sixth ixth cho c hor rds - m6


Majo Major r Sixth adde dded Nine Nine c hords hords - 6/ 9

Sevent venth h Flat lat Five c hor hords - 7b5


Sevent venth Augme Augment nted Five c hord hords - 7#5

Sevent venth h Flat lat Nine c hord hords - 7b9


Sevent venth Augme Augment nted Five c hord hords - 7#5

Sevent venth h Susp uspende nded Fourt urth cho chor rds - 7sus 7sus4 4


Ninth Ninth Flat lat Five c hor hords - 9b5

Minor Ninth chor c hord ds - m9


Majo Major r Nint Ninth chor chords ds - maj9 maj9

Dominant Dominant Ninth chor chord ds - 9


Dominant minant Eleve levent nth h chor chord ds - 11

Dominant Dominant Thirt hirteen cho c hor rds - 13


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