Q: How many bar chord shapes are there all up?
Answer:There are five main bar chord shapes you can play, E Shape, A Shape, C Shape, D Shape and G Shape. All these shapes are your five main open major chords.
Q: Any open chard can be played as a bar chord? (True or False)
Answer:True but as long a the open chord doesn't use 4 fingers, these chords becomes difficult to replicate as a bar chords.
Q: Why is it called an "E Shaped Bar Chord"?
Answer:Simply because it it shaped like an open E chord, remember Bar Chords are just like using a Capo (same shape but just moved up a certian number of frets)
Q: Is an "A Shaped Bar Chord" a Root 6 Position chord shape?
Answer:False, it is a Root 5 Position Bar Chord because the root note is found on the 5th string.
Q: What is the name of an "E Shaped Bar Chord" placed on the 3rd Fret?
Answer:"G Major" or commonly refered to as "G"
Remember: you would place your 1st finger (Root Note) on the 3rd fret.
Q: What is the name of an "A Shaped Bar Chord" placed on the 3rd Fret?
Answer:"C Major" or commonly refered to as "C"
Remember: you would place your 1st finger (Root Note) on the 3rd fret.
Q: What is the name of an "C Shaped Bar Chord" placed on the 5th Fret?
Answer:"D Major" or commonly refered to as "D"
Remember: you would place your 4th finger (Root Note) on the 5rd fret.