Guitar Theory

APPENDIXA

Chord Charts

Here are chord charts for most of the chords you’ll come across when playing guitar. First, the most common open-position chords:

And these are generic charts for making most barre chords you’ll find yourself using in songs. The “R” in the chart indicates where the root note is on the sixth or fifth string:

Finally, here are some interesting chords, as well as some different voicings of basic chords that you may enjoy ...