Bar Chord Placement
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LEARN THESE NOTES ON YOUR "E" & "A" STRINGS BECAUSE THEY WILL BE USED TO FIND THE NAMES OF YOUR BAR CHORDS.

E Shape

If you were to play this “E” shaped bar chord from the 5th fret you would be playing an A Major chord. If you were to play it from the 7th fret you would be playing a B Major chord, it is as simple as that.

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What ever the note the 1st finger is pressing down on, on the 6th string, is the name of the chord. This note is called the root note.

A Shape

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What ever the note is under the 1st finger, on the 5th string is the name of the chord. Once again this is called the Root Note.

C Shape

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What ever the note is under the 4th finger on the 5th string is the name of the chord. Both you A shape and C shape bar chords are knows a root 5 position bar chords.

Here is an example of the three different bar chords we've learn't so far. If you wanted to play a C Major chord three different ways, you would play them as written below.

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