Contains the most useful bar chord shapes for every type of chord.  Includes major, minor, seventh, sixth, major seventh, minor seventh, suspended, ninth, etc.  Also includes a section on reading sheet music, chord symbols and jam along progressions

Introduction

Using the CD

Tuning your guitar to the CD

Rhythm notation

What is a chord?

Chord types, chord shapes

Open chords

Chord diagrams

Bar chords

Bar chord diagrams

Jazz chords

The formation of a bar chord

Left hand technique

LESSON 1

• Root 6 major bar chord
• The root note
• Enharmonic notes
• Root 6 minor bar chord

LESSON 2

• The percussive strum
• Root 6 seventh bar chord
• Root 6 Sixth bar chord
• Staccato rhythm

LESSON 3

• Root 5 bar chords
• Root 5 major bar chord
• Root 5 minor bar chord
• Sixteenth note rhythms
• Root 5 seventh bar chord
• Root 5 sixth bar chord

LESSON 4

• Rock chords
• Dampening
• Rock rhythms

LESSON 5

• Sixth rock chords – root 6
• Sixth rock chords – root 5
• Seventh rock chords

LESSON 6

• Root 6 Major seventh bar chord
• Root 5 Major seventh bar chord
• Root 6 Minor seventh bar chord
• Root 5 Minor seventh bar chord

LESSON 7

• Root 6 suspended bar chord
• Root 5 suspended bar chord
• Seventh suspended chords

LESSON 8

• Root 6 ninth bar chord
• Root 5 ninth bar chord
• Alternative root 5 seventh shape

LESSON 9

• Other bar chord shapes
• Root 4 bar chord shapes

LESSON 10

• Other bar chord types