Major Chord 1 3 5 Minor Chord 1 3b 5 → Seventh Chord 1 3 5 7b Minor Seventh Chord 1 3b 5 7b Major Seven Chord 1 3 5 7 Augmented Chord 1 3b 5# Dimished Chord 1 3b 5b 6 As we work through the remaining exercises, zero in on the systematic approach [...]

Position 1 G7 chord Fingering Position 1 G7 chord Notes To play the G7 from Position 1, the fourth finger plays the flatted 7th on the B string at the 6th fret. Why? In this position, the easiest way to play the 7th chord is to raise the 5 two full steps from 5 to [...]

Position 2 G7 chord Fingering – The faded 4 was our originating G chord (optional fingering). Position 2 G7 chord Notes Let’s analyze how we get the G7 chord from this position. First, start with the original G chord. Strumming all 6 string we would play a 1 3 5 1 3 1 in that [...]

We are now going to tackle the B7 chord, the second chord you learned to play. If you remember on page 7 in order to eliminate some confusion we referred to this as a B chord and not B7. Now you are ready to learn why this is called a B7. This B7 chord is [...]