OPEN MAJOR CHORDS

C D E
E o E 2 E o

B 1 B 3 B o

G o G 1 G 1

D 2 D o D 2

A 3 A x A 3

E x E x E o

F G A
E 1 E 3 E o

B B o B 3

G 2 G o G 2

D 3 D o D 1

A 4 A 1 A o

E 1 E 2 E x

OPEN MINOR CHORDS

m m m
D E A
E 1 E o E o
B 3 B o B 1

G 2 G G 3

D o D 2 D 2

A x A 3 A o

E x E o E x
 FRETBOARD
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
5th String A AG/BH B C CG/DH D DG/EH E F FG/GH G GG/AH A = Root
6th String E F FG/GH G GG/AH A AG/BH B C CG/DH D DG/EH E

E SHAPED MOVABLE CHORDS

Major (e.g. A) Minor (e.g. Am) Dominant 7 (e.g. A7) Minor 7 (e.g. Am7)

E 1 E 1 E 1 E 1

B B B B

G 2 G G 2 G

D 4 D 3 D D

A 3 A 2 A 3 A 2

E 1 E 1 E 1 E 1

A SHAPED MOVABLE CHORDS

Major (e.g. A) Minor (e.g. Am) Dominant 7 (e.g. A7) Minor 7 (e.g. Am7)
E 1 E 1 E 1 E 1

B 4 B 2 B 4 B 2

G 3 G 4 G G
D 2 D 3 D 3 D 3

A 1 A 1 A 1 A 1

E x E x E x E x
 OPEN 7th CHORDS
C7 D7 E7
E o E 3 E o

B 1 B 1 B o

G 4 G 2 G 1

D 2 D o D

A 3 A x A 2

E x E x E o

G7 A7 B7
E 1 E o E 4

B o B 3 B o

G o G o G 3

D o D 2 D 1

A 2 A o A 2

E 3 E x E x

E E E
B B B

G G G
D D D
A A A

E E E
CHORD PROGRESSION
EXAMPLES
I IV V7 I
C F G7 C
D G A7 D
E A B7 E
F Bb C7 F
G C D7 G
A D E7 A
1,6m,2m,57,1 CHORD
PROGRESSION
I VI II V7 I
C Am Dm G7 C
D Bm Em A7 D
E C#m F#m B7 E
F Dm Gm Cm F
G Em Am D7 G
A F#m Bm Em A
B G#m C#m F# B