Chord Reference Cheat Sheets For 5 Popular Keys

Helpful Tips To Get Started Welcome! This short booklet is designed to be a quick reference for you, to give you all of the most common chords you ll need to use in five of the most popular keys that guitar players use. The keys we ll cover are A, C, D, E, and G. Master the six chords you find in each of these keys, and you ll be able to play thousands of popular songs. Let s take a quick look at how the diagrams work. At the top of each diagram, you see a large letter name that s the name of the chord. After some of them, you ll see a + symbol. That indicates a major chord. Other chords will have an m after the letter name, that indicates a minor chord. The number in a circle beside the chord name indicates which string number the root note of the chord is on. In the D+ example on this page, the root note is on the fourth string. If you re picking the chord, that root note is the most important note in the chord, and is a great one to start with. Generally speaking, you don t want to strum anything below the root note. In this case, we ve indicated that by putting an X on strings 5 and 6 on the D+ chord. The X means don t play that string. The O on the fourth string indicates that is an open note, or a string that you can just play open without any fingering. The circles on the fretboard indicate where to place your fingers, and the numbers inside the circles indicate which finger to use for which note. Finger numbers are as follows: Index = 1 Middle = 2 Ring = 3 Pinky = 4 Where space allowed, some alternate fingerings were included below the six primary chords. You can use these interchangeably, as long as the name is the same. Knowing the chords is only the very first step of many towards getting where you want to be with your guitar playing. Checkout our Definitive Beginner s Guide To Acoustic Guitar today! http://riffninja.com/shop/beginner/

Key of A Major

Key of C Major

Key of D Major

Key of E Major

Key of G Major

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