Beginners Guitar Chords
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 Major
E minor
E Dom 7
E minor 7
E Major 7
E Major 6
1
23
23
1 2
4
12 3
12 3
1 23 4
R 5 R 3 5 R R 5 R 35 R R 5 73 7R R 5 R 3 7R R 5 7 3 5 R R 5 R 3 6 R
A Major
A minor
A Dom 7
A minor 7
A Major 7
A Major 6
213
1 23
23
1 2
1 23
1111
5 R 5 R 3 5 5 R 5 R 35 5 R 5 73 5 5 R 5 7 35 5 R 5 7 3 5 5 R 5 R 3 6
D Major
X
T
12
3
D minor
X 1
2
3
D Dom 7
X
D minor 7
X
1
11
23
2
D Major 7
X
111
D Major 6
X
12
3 5R5R3
5R5R 3
5 R 5 73
5R5 73
5R5 7 3
5R5 6 3
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Beginners Guitar Chords (continued)
open position chords (first three frets plus nut or open strings)
G Major
1
2
3
G minor
1 see barre chord
2
34
G Dom 7
1 2 3
G minor 7
X
see barre chord 2 3333
G Major 7
2
1
3
G Major 6
2 3
R3 5R3R 5
C Major
1 2 34
5R3 5R3
R 35 R 5 R
C minor
X
1
see barre chord
2
3
4
R 35 35
R 3 5 R 3 7 R 7 35 R
C Dom 7
X
C minor 7
XX
1 2
see barre chord
34
123
4
R 3 7R 3 R 7 35
R3 5R3 7
C Major 7
X 1
2 3
4 R3 7R3
R3 5R3 6
C Major 6
X 1
23 4
R3 6R3
F Major
X
11
F minor
X
111
F Dom 7
X
1 11
F minor 7
X
1111
F Major 7
X
1
F Major 6
X
1
2 34 see barre chord
34 see barre chord
2 3 see barre chord
3 see barre chord
2 3
2 34
5R3 5R
5 R 35 R
5 73 5 R 5 7 35 R
3R3 5 7
3R3 6R
B Major
XX
1 see barre chord
234 5R3 5
B minor
XX
see barre chord
1
2 34 5 R 35
B Dom 7
X
B minor 7
X
1
234
111
2
3
R 3 7R 5 R 5 7 35
B Major 7
X
1
1
1
32
R5 7 3 5
B Major 6
XX
1111 5R3 6
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Major
Beginners Guitar Chords (continued)
Movable Barre chords
minor
Root on String One (low E)
Dom 7
minor 7
Major 7
Dom 7/6
1
11
2
34
1
111
34
1 1 11 1 1111
2
3
3
1
11 1 1
1
23
2
4
3
4
R 5 R 3 5 R R 5 R 35 R R 5 73 5 R R 5 7 35 R R 5 7 3 5 R R 5 73 6 R
Major
X
11
1
333
minor
X
11
1
2
34
* Root on String Two
Dom 7
X
minor 7
X
11 1 1 11 1 1
2
34
3
Major 7
X
11
1
2
34
Major 6
X 11
3333
5 R 5 R 3 5 5 R 5 R 35 5 R 5 73 5 5 R 5 7 35 5 R 5 7 3 5 5 R 5 R 3 6
* 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 fretline 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.
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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 5A 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
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