Chord Reference

Cheat Sheets For 5 Popular Keys

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HelpfulTipsToGetStartedWelcome!Thisshortbookletisdesignedtobeaquickreferenceforyou,togiveyouallofthemostcommonchordsyou’llneedtouseinfiveofthemostpopularkeysthatguitarplayersuse.Thekeyswe’llcoverareA,C,D,E,andG.Masterthesixchordsyoufindineachofthesekeys,andyou’llbeabletoplaythousandsofpopularsongs.Let’stakeaquicklookathowthediagramswork.Atthetopofeachdiagram,youseealargelettername–that’sthenameofthechord.Aftersomeofthem,you’llseea“+”symbol.Thatindicatesamajorchord.Otherchordswillhavean“m”afterthelettername,thatindicatesaminorchord.Thenumberinacirclebesidethechordnameindicateswhichstringnumbertherootnoteofthechordison.IntheD+exampleonthispage,therootnoteisonthefourthstring.Ifyou’repickingthechord,thatrootnoteisthemostimportantnoteinthechord,andisagreatonetostartwith.Generallyspeaking,youdon’twanttostrumanythingbelowtherootnote.Inthiscase,we’veindicatedthatbyputtingan“X”onstrings5and6ontheD+chord.The“X”meansdon’tplaythatstring.TheOonthefourthstringindicatesthatisanopennote,orastringthatyoucanjustplayopenwithoutanyfingering.Thecirclesonthefretboardindicatewheretoplaceyourfingers,andthenumbersinsidethecirclesindicatewhichfingertouseforwhichnote.Fingernumbersareasfollows: Index=1 Middle=2 Ring=3 Pinky=4Wherespaceallowed,somealternatefingeringswereincludedbelowthesixprimarychords.Youcanusetheseinterchangeably,aslongasthenameisthesame.Knowingthechordsisonlytheveryfirststepofmanytowardsgettingwhereyouwanttobewithyourguitarplaying.CheckoutourDefinitiveBeginner’sGuideToAcousticGuitartoday!http://riffninja.com/shop/beginner/

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KeyofAMajorAlternateFingerings:

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KeyofCMajorAlternateFingerings:

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KeyofDMajorAlternateFingerings:

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KeyofEMajorAlternateFingerings:

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KeyofGMajorAlternateFingerings:

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