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Converting basic major barre chords
(root on the 5th string)
C
(root 5th string)
Note that I have also indicated the G(5) note on the 1st string below. While often this note is left out in the most common fingering for a major barre chord with the root on the 5th string, it is important to know that is there as a possibility.
|(G)|---|---|---| 5 -1st string
|---|---|-E-|---| 3
|---|---|-C-|---| 1
|---|---|-G-|---| 5
|-C-|---|---|---| 1
X|---|---|---|---| -6th string
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3rd fret
Cm
(root 5th string)
To alter C to Cm, lower the E(3) on the 2nd string down to
E (3).
|-G-|---|---|---| 5 -1st string
|---|-E |---|---| 3
|---|---|-C-|---| 1
|---|---|-G-|---| 5
|-C-|---|---|---| 1
X|---|---|---|---| -6th string
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3rd fret
C+
(root 5th string)
For C+ you are going to raise the G(5) on the 5th string up to G (5). Here we are just going to leave out the 1st string.
X|---|---|---|---| -1st string
|---|---|-E-|---| 3
|---|---|-C-|---| 1
|---|---|---|-G | 5
|-C-|---|---|---| 1
X|---|---|---|---| -6th string
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3rd fret
Co
(root 5th string)
To alter C to CO, lower the E(3) on the 2nd string down to
E(3). And lower the G(5) on the 4th string down to G(5). Again I have left out the first string.
X|---|---|---|---| -1st string
|---|-E|---|---| 3
|---|---|-C-|---| 1
|---|-G|---|---| 5
|-C-|---|---|---| 1
X|---|---|---|---| -6th string
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3rd fret
Csus2
(root 5th string)
To convert C to Csus2 lower the E(3) on the 2nd string down a whole step to D(2).
|-G-|---|---|---| 5 -1st string
|-D-|---|---|---| 2
|---|---|-C-|---| 1
|---|---|-G-|---| 5
|-C-|---|---|---| 1
X|---|---|---|---| -6th string
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3rd fret
Csus4
(root 5th string)
To convert C to Csus4 raise the E(3) on the 2nd string up a half step to F(4).
|-G-|---|---|---| 5 -1st string
|---|---|---|-F-| 4
|---|---|-C-|---| 1
|---|---|-G-|---| 5
|-C-|---|---|---| 1
X|---|---|---|---| -6th string
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3rd fret
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string)
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