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A7 Open
How To Play The A7 Open Chord The A7 chord is almost like playing an open A chord. The only difference is that you’ll play the G string open instead of fretting the G string at the 2nd fret as done when playing an open A chord. When fretting an open A chord, you’ll usually…
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A Open-Position Chord
This is one of the very first chords that you should learn on the guitar! How To Play The A Major Open Chord Many beginners find this particular chord a little tough to get at first. You may feel that your fingers are a little scrunched up when fretting the notes. Stick with it and…
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Asus2
How To Play The Asus2 Open Chord This is an easy chord to add to your trick bag! The Asus2 chord is almost like playing an open A chord. The only difference is that you’ll play the B string open instead of fretting the B string at the 2nd fret as done when playing an…
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Bm Chord
On this page, you’ll discover how to play the most commonly used versions of the Bm chord (B minor). Unfortunately, there is no open version of the chord, so you’ll have to use barre chords to play Bm. Bm Guitar Chord- A String Root Here’s how to play it… Don’t play the low E string…
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Open G Guitar Chord
Here’s how to play one of the most commonly used chords for the guitar. It’s the open position G chord. It uses open strings for many of its notes, so that’s why we refer to it as the open G chord. In music, it will be labeled simply as “G” or “G major”. You’ll strum…
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GMaj7 Open-Position Chord
Here’s how to play the GMaj7 chord in the open position. GMaj7 Notes in the chord: G – B – D – F# Various names: GM7 – Gmaj7 – G Major 7
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7th Sharped 9th
This strange chord is perfect for when you want to funk it up. The root is on the 5th string.
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9th Suspended 4th
Finally, we end up with another chord that “breaks the rules” by using the thumb. The root is easy to spot on the low E string and therefore it’s easy to identify all the chord variations: 9thsus4 chords:
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48 Ways To Play A 7th Chord
Dominant 7th chords are labeled with a 7. For example, C7. Our first version of the 7th chord finds it’s root on the 5th string: It’s fairly easy to play. It’s very similar to an A style barre chord with only the note on the G string being different. Here are all 12 variations: Practice…
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Commonly Used “A” Open Chords
The A Chord We’ve already seen the A chord twice in previous lessons, but let’s recap: Here’s how the A chord is formed: The A string will be played open Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd of the D string Place your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the G string Place your…