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Root on the 6th String
Guitar Barre Chords
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The root is the primary note a chord is built from. The root of an A chord is A, the root of an Am chord is A, the root of an A7sus2 chord is A. In the barre chord charts below the root is indicated by an open circle ( ). Whatever fret the circle is on, that will be the root of the chord.
You will need to learn the names of the notes on the 6th and 5th strings to really make use of barre chords. Here are the name of the notes on the 6th string of the guitar to use as a reference.
Note names on the 6th string of the guitar
Major Barre Chord
Root on the 6th String
The note that gives most people trouble
in this barre chord, is the 2nd string. Keep your thumb in the middle of the neck and your 1st finger straight.
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Minor Barre Chord
Root on the 6th String
The note that gives most people trouble
in this barre chord, is the 3rd string. Without this note it is not a minor barre chord, so make sure this note sounds..
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