Wednesday 5 March 2014

C# Guitar Chord / Db Guitar Chord

The C# guitar chord and Db guitar chord are enharmonic, this means the two different names refer to the same pitch and chord. Depending on the key you're playing in you may see this chord referred to as either C# major or Db major. Whichever label is used the fingering for this chord is the same.
C# guitar chord

Db guitar chord

The first fingering is derived from an open C major chord, shifted up 1 fret, creating a C sharp / D flat chord.

C# guitar chord

The next fingering is a barre chord with the root note on the A string.
Db guitar chord

Db major guitar chord


To play the barre chord place your finger firmly behind the 4th fret.
C# guitar chord



Major chords use these notes from the major scale: 1, 3, 5
C# uses these notes = C#, E#, G#
Db uses these notes = Db, F, Ab

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Monday 3 March 2014

G# minor guitar chord / Ab minor guitar chord

The G# guitar chord and Ab guitar chord are enharmonic, this means the two different names refer to the same pitch and chord. Depending on the key you're playing in you may see this chord referred to as either G# minor or Ab minor. Whichever label is used the fingering for this chord is the same.
G# minor guitar chord

G# min guitar chord
This chord is played using a half-barre. Here your first finger lays across the top 3 strings of the guitar at the 4th fret.
G#min guitar chord

The next inversion is similar but has its root note on the bottom E string and doesn't involve a barre.
G#m guitar chord
G#m guitar chord


Some find this chord easier to play if you're having difficulty with barre chords.

Ab minor guitar chord

The final inversion of G#minor allows us to play all 6 strings.
G#minor guitar chord
G#minor guitar chord


Lay your first finger across all 6 strings just behind the 4th fret.
G#minor guitar chord


Minor chords use these scale degrees: 1, b3, 5
G#minor = G#, B, D#
Abminor = Ab, Cb, Eb

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