E Major E Minor E Major 7 E Major 6 E Minor 7 E Dom 7 a Major a Minor

Beginners Guitar Chords open position chords (first three frets plus nut or open strings)

Black diamonds are root tones. Grayed tones are optional. White filled tones behind the nut are open string tones (to be included in chord). X ed strings at the nut are muted or not played.

Large numbers inside chord dots are fingering numbers: 1 = index finger 2 = middle finger 3 = ring finger 4 = little finger T = thumb

E E E E E E Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6

1 1 1 2 1

2 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 4

4 3

R5R35R R5R35 R R 5737R R5R3 7R R5735R R5R36R

A A A A A A Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6

1 1 1

2 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 111

5R5R35 5R5R35 5R5735 5R57 355R5735 5R5R36

D D D D D D Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X X X X X 1 1 1 1

T 1 2 2 2 3 2 111 1 2

3 3

3 5R5R3 5R5R3 5R573 5R57 3 5R573 5R563

Beginners Guitar Chords (continued) open position chords (first three frets plus nut or open strings)

G G G G G G Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X 1 1

1 see barre chord 2 see barre chord 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 3333 3 3

R35R3R R 35R5R R35R37 R 7 35 R R35R37 R35R36 5 C C C C C C Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X X X X X 1 1 1 1 1

2 see barre chord 2 see barre chord 2 2 3

3 4 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 3 4

4 4 4 5R35R3 R 3535 R37R 3 R 7 35 R37R3 R36R3 F F F F F F Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X X X X X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1

2 2 2 2

3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 see barre chord see barre chord see barre chord see barre chord

5R35R 5R35 R 5 73 5 R 5 7 35 R 3R357 3R36R

B B B B B B Major minor Dom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X X X X X X X X see barre chord 1

1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1

see barre chord 2 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 5R35 5R35 R37R 5 R57 35 R5735 5R36

Beginners Guitar Chords (continued)

Movable Barre chords

Root on String One (low E) Major minorDom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Dom 7/6

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 4

R5R35R R5R35 R R573 5 R R57 35 R R5735R R573 6 R

* Root on String Two Major minorDom 7 minor 7 Major 7 Major 6 X X X X X X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2

3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3

5 R5R35 5 R5R35 5 R573 5 5 R57 35 5 R5735 5 R5R36

* Low 5th (grayed tone) is always optional. If used, simply barre across all 6 strings with your index finger.

The roots (lowest black diamonds) of these barre chord voicings can be aligned to any fret- line to produce the desired letter named chord.

For example: the Major barre chord shape that looks like the open position E Major chord (top row, root on string one or low E) can be played at the first fret for an F Major chord, or at the third fret for a G Major chord. Likewise, the Major barre chord shape that looks like the open position A Major chord (second row, root on string two or A) can be played on the second fret for B Major or on the third fret for C Major.

This principle applies to all barre chords, Major, minor, seventh, etc. That's the beauty of barre chords, they're movable and universal.

Memorize the letter names and locations (fret number) of the notes on strings one and two, low E and A (first twelve frets). Consult the Guitar Fretboard Note Speller.

Guitar Fretboard Spelled Nut = open strings Fret 0

Nut Fret # 0 E A D G B E

1 F A/B D/E G/A C F

2 F/G B E A C/D F/G

3 G C F A/B D G

4 G/A C/D F/G B D/E G/A

5 A D G C E A

6 A/B D/E G/A C/D F A/B

7 B E A D F/G B

8 C F A/B D/E G C

9 C/D F/G B E G/A C/D

10 D G C F A D

11 D/E G/A C/D F/G A/B D/E

octave fret 12 E A D G B E