C# minor guitar chord

Today's guitar chord of the day is C#minor. C#min and Dbmin 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# minor or Db minor though C#minor is more commonly seen.
Place your fingers close to the frets and make sure that each note sounds cleanly.

The next inversion of this chord is similar however it uses a barre across the 4th fret. Lay your 1st finger just behind the fourth fret across the top 5 (or all 6) strings.
Make sure each note sounds cleanly.

Here are the notes used in our chord.
Minor chords use: 1, b3, 5
C# minor = C#, E, G#
Db minor = Db, Fb, Ab

This chord is used in lots of songs in the key of A and E.

G# Guitar Chord / Ab Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Ab or G# (pronounced A flat or G sharp)
 
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# major or Ab major. Whichever label is used the fingering for this chord is the same.
This fingering is easy to play being a simple F major chord moved up the 4th fret. Be careful not to play the bottom 2 strings.

The next fingering is a barre chord, this lets you play all six strings of the guitar. Lay your first finger just behind the 4th fret and use your remaining left hand fingers to play the guitar's A, D and G strings.
Play each guitar string individually to make sure that each note is sounding clearly.

Barre chords can be moved around the guitar next to easily play any major chord:

• 1st fret = F
• 2nd fret = F#/Gb
• 3rd fret = G
• 4th fret = G#/Ab
• 5th fret = A
• 6th fret = A#/Bb
• 7th fret = B
• 8th fret = C
• 9th fret = C#/Db
• 10th fret = D
• 11th fret = D#/Eb
• 12th fret = E

Major chords use the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes from the major scale:
G# = G#, B#, D#
Ab = Ab, C, Eb

Our chord uses the notes in these order:
G#, D#, G#, B#, D#, G#
Ab, Eb, Ab, C, Eb, Ab

Try playing this chord in different positions and tune back soon for another guitar chord of the day.

Petrushka Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is 

The Petrushka chord is a frequently used polychord used in Igor Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka. These two major triads, C major and F# major - a tritone apart, these two chords clash when sounded together and create a dissonant chord.

There are a number of ways to finger this chord on the guitar this inversion is up on the 8th fret:


The C major chord uses the notes C, E and G
The F# major chord uses the notes F#, A# and C#

Polychords use the notes of two chords together and are written like this:
       C
       F#
Polychords shouldn't be confused with slash chords. Slash chords indicate a chord with an alternate bass note. So C / F# is a slash chord that is played as a C major chord with F# in the bass.

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

The next fingering is a barre chord with the root note on the A string.
To play the barre chord place your finger firmly behind the 4th fret.

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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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.
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.

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


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

The final inversion of G#minor allows us to play all 6 strings.
Lay your first finger across all 6 strings just behind the 4th fret.

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

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D7 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is D7. This chord is easy to play in open position and is used in thousands of songs. To remember this fingering you can think of it as a mirror image of a regular D major chord.
When playing this D7 Guitar Chord it's important not to play the bottom E string as this not is not in the chord.

7th chords are constructed using these scale degrees: 1, 3, 5, b7
D7 uses these notes: D, F#, A, C

Here is another fingering of the D7 chord. This inversion is in 3rd position and is simply a C7 chord moved up two frets.

Be careful not to play either E string when playing this chord.

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Cminor guitar chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Cminor. Cminor can also be written as Cm, Cmin or even C- these symbols all represent the same chord. We'll look at two different fingerings of the Cminor chord, one easy version that doesn't require a barre and a slightly more tricky version that requires a barre on the 3rd fret.

 This first fingering involves playing only the top four strings.
Place your fingers close to the frets and listen carefully to make sure each string sounds clearly

The next inversion is very similar but uses a barre at the 3rd fret. Here, you lay your first finger just behind the 3rd fret across the top 5 strings.

You can also barre across the bottom E string and play all 6 strings if you wish.

Minor chords are constructed using these scale degrees: 1, b3, 5
Cminor uses these notes = C, Eb, G


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Bb minor guitar chord

Today's guitar chord of the day is Bb minor and we'll be looking at two different fingerings for this chord. The first fingering is the easiest as it doesn't involve a barre and uses just the top four strings.
Place your fingertips just behind the fret to get a clean sound with no buzzing.

The second fingering of this chord uses a barre. Here we lay the edge of your first finger just behind the first fret.
Play each note of the Bb minor chord individually and make sure that they all sound cleanly with no buzzing.

Minor chords use these scale degrees: 1, b3, 5
Bb minor uses these notes = Bb, Db, F

These chords are movable, playing the same fingering on another fret transposes the chord to a different key:

1st fret Bb minor / A# minor

• 2nd fret B minor
• 3rd fret C minor
• 4th fret Db minor / C# minor
• 5th fret D minor
• 6th fret Eb minor / D# minor
• 7th fret E minor
• 8th fret F minor
• 9th fret Gb minor / F# minor
• 10th fret G minor
• 11th fret Ab minor / G# minor

G minor guitar chord

Today's guitar chord of the day is G minor. You might see this chord written in several different ways, but they all refer to the same thing:

• Gminor
• Gmin
• Gm, or even on jazz lead sheets
• G-

We're going to look at three different ways of playing the G minor chord. The first fingering involves a half-barre. For this fingering you lay your first finger across the two three strings of your guitar at the 3rd fret and use your 3rd finger to hold down the 5th fret of the D string.
Make sure that each notes sounds cleanly with no buzzing. It helps to place your finger as close to the fret as you can

The second fingering of this chord involves playing a full barre chord on the guitar. Here you lay your 1st finger across all six strings of the guitar just behind the 3rd fret.

Again make sure all of the notes sound cleanly with no buzzing. 

The final fingering of the G minor we'll look at today doesn't involve a barre, using one finger for each of the four strings we're playing.


The root note of this fingering is on the bottom E string of the guitar

Minor chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, b3, 5
Gminor uses these notes: G, Bb, D




These chord can be moved to transposed to any other key by moving the shape around on the fretboard. The square in the chord box indicates where the root note is in this chord.

• 1st fret: F minor
• 2nd fret: F#/Gb minor
• 3rd fret: G minor
• 4th fret: G#/Ab minor
• 5th fret: A minor
• 6th fret: A#/Bb minor
• 7th fret: B minor
• 8th fret: C minor
• 9th fret: C#/Db minor
• 10th fret: D minor
• 11th fret: D#/Eb minor
• 12th fret: E minor