Having introduced 5 chord shapes for DADGAD tuning, let's turn our attention to open D (aka D A D F# A D). As with DADGAD, drop the sixth string down a tone to D, then drop the first and second ...

This add11 only just qualifies as a chord because it is very sparse. From low to high, we have root (A), another root an ...

Mid-neck open chords You already know your open chords, right? We’re talking about C, A, G, E, D and their minor variants at the headstock end of the fretboard. Well, adapting and moving those shapes ...

All the chords built on other notes in the scale of C are minor, except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh chord.