This video is for the A major. It’s a major chord; it’s got a happy sound. Here’s the minor, there’s that sad sound.
Let’s look at the fingering…

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.

This video is for the open B major chord. It’s part of the open chord family but technically it doesn’t have any open strings. Let’s take a look this chord…

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 Major Chord

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.

This video is about the open D major chord. It’s a major chord so it’s going to sound happy. The minor chord as a comparison, is somber sounding. Here’s the fingering…

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.

This video is about the E major chord. The E major is an open chord. It’s a common & happy sounding chord. The minor, E minor in contrast sounds somber. And here’s the chord fingering…

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

This video is about the F major chord. It is part of the open major chord family has no open strings. It’s open & sounds happy vs the F-minor which sounds somber.

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.

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…

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.