Chord Chart

Lesson 11/57 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Beginner Country Guitar
Chord Chart

Chord Chart

Here is a chart of the types of chords you will most commonly find in sheet music. The shapes given are all based around the first few frets. The most useful chord shapes are outlined with a box. The other shapes are given for your reference only but in most cases would be better played holding a bar chord shape.

Bar chords, although a little difficult at first are ultimately easier and more convenient to play than most of the non-outlined shapes. All good guitarists play bar chords. For more information on bar chords see Progressive Bar Chords. The boxed shapes are generally easier to play and should be memorized. These open chords sound particularly good on acoustic guitars and for fingerpicking.

Major Chords

A

A#/Bb

B

C

C#/Db

D

D#/Eb

E

F

F#/Gb

G

G#/Ab

Minor Chords

Am

A#/Bbm

Bm

Cm

C#/Dbm

Dm

D#/Ebm

Em

Fm

F#/Gbm

Gm

G#/Abm

Seventh Chords

A7

A#/Bb7

B7

C7

C#/Db7

D7

D#/Eb7

E7

F7

F#/Gb7

G7

G#/Ab7

Minor Seventh Chords

Am7

Bm7

Cm7

Dm7

Em7

Fm7

Gm7

Major Seventh Chords

Amaj7

Bmaj7

Cmaj7

Dmaj7

Emaj7

Fmaj7

Gmaj7

Major Sixth Chords

A6

B6

C6

D6

E6

F6

G6

Suspended Chords

Asus

Bsus

Csus

Dsus

Esus

Fsus

Gsus

Ninth Chords

A9

B9

C9

D9

E9

F9

G9

Augmented Chords

A+

B+

C+

D+

E+

F+

G+

Diminished Chords

AB

BB

CB

DB

EB

FB

GB

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1- Silent Strums and Continuous Rhythm 2- D Major Chord 3- Country Progressions 4- LESSON ONE 5- Eighth Note Rhythms 6- Minor Chord 7- Bass Note Rhythm Patterns 8- F Major Chord 9- Alternate Bass Note Picking 10- Bass Note Runs 11- Country Licks 12- Sixteenth Note Rhythms 13- How to Tune Your Guitar 14- INTRODUCTION 15- Silent Strum Symbols 16- Approach to Practice 17- The Hammer-On 18- Four Four Bass Note Rhythm Patterns 19- The Pull-Off 20- Eighth Note Rhythm Patterns 21- Tuning to Another Instrument 22- Pivot Finger 23- The C Major Chord 24- Combining Rhythms and Licks 25- Strumming 26- Slide Finger 27- Rhythm Variations 28- Electronic Tuner 29- Tuning the Guitar to Itself 30- The Seventh Chord 31- Acoustic Guitars 32- Suspended Chord 33- Tuning Hints 34- Electric Guitars 35- Chord Progressions 36- How to Read Sheet Music 37- Easy Chord Table 38- Amplifiers 39- Rhythm Patterns 40- How to Transpose 41- Strings 42- The Capo 43- Seating 44- Chord Symbols 45- The pick 46- Right Arm Position 47- Chord Chart 48- Right Hand Support 49- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard 50- Pick Technique 51- The Chromatic Scale 52- The Rudiments of Music 53- Time Signatures 54- Note Values 55- Notes, Rhythms and Rests 56- Chord Diagrams Used in This Book 57- Rhythm Symbols

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