Chords reference guide!!

Discussion in 'Guitar Lessons, Tutorials & Tips' started by silent_dragon, Apr 24, 2005.

  1. silent_dragon

    silent_dragon Immortal guitarist

    Well this thread is for the beginners. Here i'll show them the most common chord references that r used in guitar with examples. I'll start with the major chords covering the sevenths, suspensions,augmented, sharps, flats, diminished etc.The representation used here is they way how my instructor taught me. :rockon:

    here 1- stands for ur index finger.
    2-stands for ur middle finger.
    3-stands for ur ring finger.
    4-stands for ur little finger.



    Major chords:

    C key:
    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e----|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    b----|----3-------|-------------|---------------||
    g----|------------|-----2-------|---------------||
    d----|------------|-------------|----------------||
    a----|------------|-------------|----------1----||
    e----|------------|-------------|----------------||

    D key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    b----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    g----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    d----|------------|-------1-------|----------------||
    a----|-----3-----|----------------|----------------||
    e----|------------|-------2-------|----------------||

    E key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e----|------------|-------------|----------------||
    b----|------------|------2------|---------------||
    g----|------------|------3------|---------------||
    d----|------------|-------------|--------1------||
    a----|------------|-------------|----------------||
    e----|------------|-------------|----------------||

    F key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e----|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
    b----|----3-------|-------------|-----------------||
    g----|----4-------|-------------|-----------------||
    d----|------------|------2------|-----------------||
    a----|------------|--------------|----------1-----||
    e----|------------|--------------|----------1-----||

    G key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e----|------2-----|-------------|---------------||
    b----|-------------|------1-----|---------------||
    g----|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    d----|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    a----|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    e----|------3-----|-------------|---------------||

    A key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e----|------------|-------------|---------------||
    b----|------------|-------------|---------------||
    g----|------------|-----1------|----------------||
    d----|------------|-----2------|----------------||
    a----|------------|-----3------|----------------||
    e----|------------|-------------|----------------||

    B key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e----|--------------|-------------|---------------||
    b----|--------------|-------------|---------------||
    g----|-----2-------|-------------|---------------||
    d----|-----3-------|-------------|---------------||
    a----|-----4-------|-------------|---------------||
    e----|--------------|-------------|---------1----||

    examples:-
    1. C-F-G-C
    2.D-G-A-D
    3.E-A-B-E
    etc.

    Minor chords:

    C minor(Cm):
    6th 5th 4th 3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
    b------|---------|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
    g------|---------|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
    d------|---------|-----3----|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
    a------|---------|-----4----|-----2------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------1------|--------------|---------------||


    D minor(Dm):

    6th 5th 4th 3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    b------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    g------|---------|-----------|------------|------3-----|-------------|---------------||
    d------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|------2-----|---------------||
    a------|---------|-----------|------------|------4-----|-------------|---------------||
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|--------1-----||

    E minor(Em):

    6th 5th 4th 3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    b------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-----2-------|---------------||
    g------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-----3-------|---------------||
    d------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    a------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||

    F minor(Fm):

    6th 5th 4th 3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    b------|---------|-----------|------------|-----3-------|-------------|---------------||
    g------|---------|-----------|------------|-----4-------|-------------|---------------||
    d------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------1-------||
    a------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------1-------||
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------1-------||

    G minor(Gm):

    6th 5th 4th 3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    b------|---------|----3------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    g------|---------|----4------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    d------|---------|-----------|------------|-----1--------|-------------|---------------||
    a------|---------|-----------|------------|-----1--------|-------------|---------------||
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-----1--------|-------------|---------------||

    A minor(Am):

    6th 5th 4th 3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    b------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    g------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-----2-------|---------------||
    d------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-----3-------|---------------||
    a------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------1-------||
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||

    B minor(Bm):

    6th 5th 4th 3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    b------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    g------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
    d------|---------|-----3-----|------------|-------------|------------|----------------||
    a------|---------|-----4-----|------------|-----2------|-------------|---------------||
    e------|---------|-----------|------------|-------------|------1------|---------------||

    egs:
    1. Cm-Fm-G-Cm
    2. Dm-Gm-A-Dm
    3. Em-Am-B-Em
    etc.
     
    silent_dragon, Apr 24, 2005
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  2. DJCrunkMix

    DJCrunkMix Get crunked up!

    You didnt mention which strings are open and which are not !
     
    DJCrunkMix, Nov 12, 2005
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  3. nik_bokacheley

    nik_bokacheley :help: I'm a mad :sadbye:

    D key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    b----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    g----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    d----|------------|-------1-------|----------------||
    a----|-----3-----|----------------|----------------||
    e----|------------|-------2-------|----------------||

    ^^I guess you have inverted the string view..According to yur post..this would be..

    D key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret

    E----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    A----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    D----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    G----|------------|-------1-------|----------------||
    B----|-----3-----|----------------|----------------||
    e----|------------|-------2-------|----------------||

    nIK!:nw:
     
    nik_bokacheley, Nov 12, 2005
    #3
  4. Strings_Fellow

    Strings_Fellow New Member

    Nice work dude.
    i m a newbie to this site & for Guitar also so i want more help from very beginning so plz help me more if u can.
     
    Strings_Fellow, Dec 4, 2005
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  5. jahanzeb_leo

    jahanzeb_leo New Member

    E (minor) key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret
    e----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    b----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    g----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    d----|------------|-------1-------|----------------||
    a----|------------|-------2-------|----------------||
    e----|------------|----------------|----------------||

    ''for power chords like C5, F7 etc.. I will try to upload a whole of chords and scales which i ve learnt from my instructor and from the internet (most of the time this site).

    D (sus2) key:

    3rd fret 2nd fret Ist fret

    E----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    A----|------------|----------------|----------------||
    D----|------------|---------------|----------------||
    G----|------------|--------2-------|----------------||
    B----|-----3-----|---------------|----------------||
    e----|------------|----------------|----------------||

    nIK!
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    I am also a beginner you can say amateur to picking, guitar tabbing....
     
    jahanzeb_leo, Dec 4, 2005
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