- Intro
Intermediate Chords - Intro
Turn your open position chords into barred chords!Go to Intermediate Chords.
- E and Em Shapes
E and Em Chord Shapes
Open position E and Em become Barred shapes!Go to Barred E and Em.
- A and Am Shapes
A and Am Chord Shapes
Open position A and Am become Barred shapes!Go to Barred A and Am.
- D and Dm Shapes
D and Dm Chord Shapes
Open position D and Dm become Barred shapes!Go to Barred D and Dm.
- G and Gm Shapes
G and Gm Chord Shapes
Open position G and Gm become Barred shapes!Go to Barred G and Gm.
- C and Cm Shapes
C and Cm Chord Shapes
Open position C and Cm become Barred shapes!Find the Barred C and Cm below.
- Connect Shapes
Connect Shapes
When you can play all chords, connect them!Go to Connect barred chord shapes.
- Advanced Chords
Advanced Chords
Learn how to extend chords!Go to Advanced Chords.
C and Cm Chords become C and Cm Shapes!
For the C shapes we need to know the notes on the A string.
This should be easy since you all ready learned the A shape.
Seeing a note from two different angles like this increase the learning of the note so don’t stop calling out the notes as you go along!
The root is marked on the 5th string below but you can also root on the 2nd string.
This is especially useful for the Cm shape, this way you can play the chord over string 2, 3 and 4. This would avoid the awkward little finger stretch.
Barred C and Cm shaped Exercise
The open position C chord and G chord, C shape look like this:
The open position Cm chord and Gm chord, Cm shape look like this:
The C minor shape is tricky to fret in its basic triad form. A good idea could be to play only the notes on strings 4, 3 and 2.
