Author Archives: Benjamin Shapiro

B Power Chord (B5)

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So what we need to do is find a B note on the guitar and press down on that note with the index finger. We’re going to start on the sixth string and go to the seventh fret, that’s a B.


Open G Minor Chord (Gm)

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This video is for the G minor chord. This is one of those chords that’s part of the open chord family but doesn’t always have open strings.


Open F Minor Chord (Fm)

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This video is for the F minor chord. So the F minor chord is generally considered part of the open chord family but it’s actually a bit more of a barre chord.


Open E Minor Chord (Em)

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This video is for the E minor chord. It’s a minor chord, you need that word. And it’s an open chord. Let’s hear how this sounds. Really big sounding chord


Open D Minor Chord (Dm)

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This video is for the D minor chord. The D minor chord is very, very common. It’s an open chord. And we need to say that word minor with all minor chords we do.


Open C Minor Chord (Cm)

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This video is for C minor. C minor is considered part of the open chord family but this is going to be one that has no open strings. And as with all minor chords you have to say that word, minor.


Open B Minor Chord (Bm)

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This video is for the B minor chord. It’s a minor chord so we need that word, minor, to be clear about what we’re talking about. Let’s hear how this sounds.


Open A Minor Chord (Am)

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This video is for the A minor chord. When we speak about minor chords we always have to say the word minor in order for people to understand us.


Open G Major Chord

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This video is for the G major chord. It sounds happy when compared to the G minor chord — which sounds somber. Here is how to finger an open G major chord…


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