The colors change according to the type of interval. The letters inside the circle tell you what are the intervals in the chord (root, major third, minor What are the circles at the bottom of the diagrams?Īt the bottom of the diagrams you can see the name of the note on the corresponding string, and some Themselves better for some techniques, such as flat-picking, finger-style, and other Shapes, or forms, it makes it easier later on when you want to play the same 'shapes' up andĭown the neck for different chords, as well as for finger-style techniques. It's just a preference, you can play the chord how you This gives me more room between the frets, and also frees up my 3rd and fourth fingers to pick out melody and bass notes. String, second fret (see image on the left). Second fret, then place my 2nd finger on the 2nd Instead, they play an A with a mini-barre, using the same finger for more frets.ġst finger across the 4th, and 3rd strings at the Some people cannot play an A chord like this, because their fingers are too big, and this fingering is very cramped for them.

They will leave that up to you because different people sometimes play chords differently. Sometimes, you'll find somewhere a chord diagram that does not show you the finger numbers. Remember: fingers positions are just a suggestion!

Tab notes for guitar