Intermediate Bar Chords

Bar Chord Placement

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.

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

A Shape

What ever the note is under the 1st finger pressing down on the 5th string is the name of the chord.

C Shape

What ever the note is under the 4th finger pressing down on the 5th string is the name of the chord.

Here is an example of the three different bar chords. If you wanted to play a C Major chord three different ways, you would play this as written below.

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