Barre chords are very important to the guitarist because they allow the player to play virtually any chord anywhere on the fingerboard by learning only a few shapes.
There are 3 main shapes in the major family and 2 main shapes in the minor family.
By manipulating these shapes, one can form the most popular 7th shapes with ease.
There are plenty of chords we could get into here, however if you learn the 7th chords you’ll have most of the qualities you need to know. Extensions of these chords can come later.
Below you’ll find shapes with the root on the 6th & 5th string.
Sixth String Shapes
A Am Am7 A7 Amaj7 E |--5--------5--------5----------5-------------| B |--5--------5--------5----------5--------5----| G |--6--------5--------5----------6--------6----| D |--7--------7--------5----------5--------6----| A |--7--------7--------7----------7-------------| E |--5--------5--------5----------5--------5----|
Fifth String Shapes
D Dmaj7 D7 Dm Dm7 F Fmaj7 E |-------------------------------5--------5--------5-------5---| B |--7--------7----------7--------6--------6--------6-------5---| G |--7--------6----------5--------7--------5--------5-------5---| D |--7--------7----------7--------7--------7--------7-------7---| A |--5--------5----------5--------5--------5--------8-------8---| E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
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