Post Three - Bar Chords

Bar Chords

These four chords, when played with a bar, will allow you to move them along the fretboard. This will present the entire Major and minor chords possible to your repertoire. The first two chords below are called root 6 bar chords because the follow the notes of the 6^th string, the lowest sounding string, the other two are the root 5 chords following the notes of the A string or 5^th string. Root 4 bar chords would follow the 4^thstring, or D shape up the fretboard.

When the four basic bar chords shapes have been practised it is important to recognise where the I, IV and V chords are situated in relation to your starting position. You will find that both Major and minor chords will be in the same relative position.