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Basic Chords for Guitar
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C Major
Place your first finger on the second string first fret, your second finger on the fourth string second fret, and your third finger on the fifth string third fret. Strum from the fifth string.
A Major
Place your first finger on the fourth string second fret, your second finger on the third string second fret, and your third finger on the second string second fret. Strum from the fifth string.
G Major
Place your first finger on the fifth string second fret, your second finger on the sixth string third fret, and your third finger on the first string third fret. Strum all strings.
D Major
Place your first finger on the third string second fret, your second finger on the first string second fret, and your third finger on the second string third fret. Strum from the fourth string.
A Sharp/B Flat Major
Place your first finger across all six strings at the first fret, your third finger across strings four to one at the third fret. It's a barre chord shape similar to F major moved up by one string.
B Minor
Place your first finger across all strings at the second fret for a barre chord, your second finger on the second string third fret, your third finger on the fourth string fourth fret, and your fourth finger on the third string fourth fret.
B Major
Place your first finger across strings fifth to second at the second fret for a barre chord, your second finger on the fourth string fourth fret, your third finger on the third string fourth fret, and your fourth finger on the second string fourth fret. Strum from the fifth string.
E Major
Place your first finger on the third string first fret, your second finger on the fifth string second fret, and your third finger on the fourth string second fret. Strum all strings.
F Sharp/G Flat Major
Place your first finger across all six strings at the second fret, your third finger across strings five to two at the fourth fret.
A Minor
Place your first finger on the second string first fret, your second finger on the fourth string second fret, and your third finger on the third string second fret. Strum from the fifth string.
F Minor
Place your first finger across all strings at the first fret for a barre chord, your third finger on the fifth string third fret, and your fourth finger on the fourth string third fret. Strum all strings.
C Sharp/D Flat Minor
Place your first finger across all strings at the fourth fret for a barre chord, your third finger on the sixth string sixth fret, your fourth finger on the fifth string sixth fret, and your second finger on the fourth string fifth fret. Strum all strings.
C Sharp/D Flat Major
Place your first finger across all six strings at the fourth fret, your third finger across strings five to two at the sixth fret.
A Minor 7
Place your first finger on the second string first fret and your second finger on the fourth string second fret. Strum from the fifth string.
D Minor
Place your first finger on the first string first fret, your second finger on the third string second fret, and your third finger on the second string third fret. Strum from the fourth string.
D Sharp/E Flat Minor
Place your first finger across all strings at the sixth fret for a barre chord, your third finger on the sixth string eighth fret, your fourth finger on the fifth string eighth fret, and your second finger on the fourth string seventh fret. Strum all strings.
B7
Place your first finger on the fourth string first fret, your second finger on the fifth string second fret, your third finger on the third string second fret, and your fourth finger on the first string second fret. Strum from the fifth string.
F Major
Place your first finger across all strings at the first fret for a barre chord, your second finger on the third string second fret, your third finger on the fifth string third fret, and your fourth finger on the fourth string third fret.
C Minor
Place your first finger across the first through the fifth strings at the third fret for a barre chord, your second finger on the second string fourth fret, your third finger on the fourth string fifth fret, and your fourth finger on the third string fifth fret.
G Sharp/A Flat Major
Place your first finger across all six strings at the fourth fret, your third finger across strings five to two at the sixth fret.
F Sharp/G Flat Minor
Place your first finger across all strings at the second fret for a barre chord, your third finger on the sixth string fourth fret, your fourth finger on the fifth string fourth fret, and your second finger on the fourth string second fret. Strum all strings.
E Minor
Place your first finger on the fifth string second fret and your second finger on the fourth string second fret. Strum all strings.
E Minor 7
Place your second finger on the fifth string second fret and your third finger on the fourth string second fret. Optionally, place your first finger on the third string on the first fret. Strum all strings.
A Sharp/B Flat Minor
Place your first finger across all strings at the first fret for a barre chord, your third finger on the fifth string third fret, your fourth finger on the fourth string third fret, and your second finger on the third string second fret. Strum all strings.
C Major 7
Place your first finger on the second string first fret. Leave the third string open and place your second finger on the fourth string second fret and your third finger on the fifth string third fret. Strum from the fifth string.
D Sharp/E Flat Major
Place your first finger across all six strings at the sixth fret, your third finger across strings five to two at the eighth fret.
G Minor
Place your first finger across all strings at the third fret for a barre chord, your third finger on the fifth string fifth fret, and your fourth finger on the fourth string fifth fret. Strum all strings.
G Sharp/A Flat Minor
Place your first finger across all strings at the fourth fret for a barre chord, your third finger on the sixth string sixth fret, your fourth finger on the fifth string sixth fret, and your second finger on the fourth string fifth fret. Strum all strings.
F Major 7
Place your first finger on the second string first fret, your second finger on the third string second fret, your third finger on the fourth string third fret, and your fourth finger on the fifth string third fret. Strum from the fifth string.
E7
Place your first finger on the third string first fret and your second finger on the fifth string second fret. Leave the fourth string open. Optionally, place your third finger on the second string second fret. Strum all strings.
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