- Intro
Connect Barred Chords - Intro
When you can play all shapes - connect them!Go to Connect Barred Chords.
- Connect E and Em
Connect E and Em
Learn how to connect E and Em chords!Go to Connect E and Em chords.
- Connect A and Am
Connect A and Am
Learn how to connect A and Am chords!Go to Connect A and Am chords.
- Connect D and Dm
Connect D and Dm
Learn how to connect D and Dm chords!Find out how to Connect D and Dm chords below.
- Connect G and Gm
Connect G and Gm
Learn how to connect G and Gm chords!Go to Connect G and Gm chords.
- Connect C and Cm
Connect C and Cm
Learn how to connect C and Cm chords!Go to Connect C and Cm chords.
- Conclusion
Conclusion
Barred chords map out the fretboard!Go to Barred Chords Conclusion.
- Individual Shapes
Individual Shapes
Ensure you know all shapes individually!Go to Barred Chords.
Learn how to connect D and Dm chords!
These exercises will teach you all the 5 shapes over the neck in the form of a D & Dm chord.
The order of the shapes are: D, C, A, G and E.
Compare the shapes to the Chordacus image below, can you visualize them?
Once you can, play all chords to a click and don’t forget to notate your BPM!
Variations on the theme
After practicing for days one might need some variation on the theme.
One idea would then be to leave the open string of D to ring throughout.
This would mean that you only play the top three strings of each D chord.
Also try this with E and the A as your starting point.
For maximum effect, call out the name of the shape as well.
