Basic Chords

Here are some links to basic (Major and Minor) chord shapes for the guitar. Inversions of these and other chords (sevenths, diminished, etc...) will follow in time.

note: the C major chord is actually a C/G which means that you are playing the top string as well. A normal C major would be with the top string left unplayed.

The 5 Basic Chord Shapes:

A
E
D
G
C

More useful chord shapes:

Em
Am
Dm

Some examples of bar chords:

F
B
Bm
Bar Chords
Inversions

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