CHORDS

Below are all of the chords that will enable you to play in the four most popular keys (C, G, D, and A). They are presented in order of the circle of fifths (F-C-G-D-A-E, and Dm-Am-Em-Bm-F#m-C#m).

Four versions of each chord are shown. The first will always be an "open" version, one that contains an open (unfingered) string. The remaining versions will proceed up the fretboard.

In the spaces provided under each chord write in the voicing of the chord, that is, the names of the notes on each string and the number it occupies in the chord (1, 3, or 5). The F-chord is done for you.

F Major

The F major chord is spelled F-A-C. In the open version the second string is shown as 0. The (X) on versions two and four indicates a muted string. Optional notes are also given for that string. The small numbers in parentheses to the left of versions two and three indicate the fret number.

 

C Major

The C major chord is spelled C-E-G.

G Major

The G major chord is spelled G-B-D.

D Major

The D major chord is spelled D-F#-A.

A Major

The A major chord is spelled A-C#-E.

E Major

The E major chord is spelled E-G#-B.

D Minor

The D mInor chord is spelled D-F-A.

A Minor

The A minor chord is spelled A-C-E.

E Minor

The E minor chord is spelled E-G-B.

B Minor

The B minor chord is spelled B-D-F#.

F# Minor

The F# minor chord is spelled F#-A-C#.

C# Minor

The C# minor chord is spelled C#-E-G#.