Beginner Guitar Chords | Open String Chord Chart

  • Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 15:47
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Most of the first guitar chords we learn incorporate notes from our open strings. These open string chords are some of the easier chords to play yet possess a beautiful, full-bodied sound that bring even advanced guitarists back to them time and again. The following chart should be review by beginning and intermediate guitarists. It includes the typical “cowboy chords” along with some less expected open-string seventh chords that I find commonly used.

Beginner Guitar Chord Chart - Open String Chords

Beginner Guitar Chord Chart - Open String Chords

The only chord in the chart that doesn’t fit the exact definition of an “open-string” chord is the F chord. It, in fact, is a bar chord (or barre chord, if you prefer) in that it does not use any open strings. Still, it is such a common companion to many of the chords listed, I included it here for easy reference.

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Note: A PDF document for the Open String Chord Chart in this lesson can be found here.

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    Great Site!
    Can the author please help me with a bit of confusion?
    I have pictures from the internet of the F#m chord and it looks exactly like the Dmaj7 chord you have on this chart. Why is that? The Fm is the same but on the first fret, so that makes sense that if moved up a fret it would become an F#m. But why is the Dmaj7 identical?
    There are other notes that do this. But I’m really puzzled about these two. Please email me either the answer or that you have answered it here. Otherwise i might not get a chance to see it.
    Thanks much!
    Lynne

  • Lynne Cason

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    you can play million songs with triads. Seventh chords will sound more interesting, they are first steps into jazz. Songs in seventh chords are much interesting.

    Guitar guide for guitarists

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