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Chord & Fret

Electric guitar

On the electric guitar a chord needs only a few clear notes — the amp sustains them and fills the space, so you mute the strings you are not playing and let the tone carry the rest.

Pick a chord to start — every page has shapes, fingerings, a scale map and audio.

Chords

C Cm C7 Cm7 Cmaj7 C# C#m C#7 C#m7 C#maj7 D Dm D7 Dm7 Dmaj7 D# D#m D#7 D#m7 D#maj7 E Em E7 Em7 Emaj7 F Fm F7 Fm7 Fmaj7 F# F#m F#7 F#m7 F#maj7 G Gm G7 Gm7 Gmaj7 G# G#m G#7 G#m7 G#maj7 A Am A7 Am7 Amaj7 A# A#m A#7 A#m7 A#maj7 B Bm B7 Bm7 Bmaj7

Grooves

Power-chord eighths Ska offbeat upstrokes Four-to-the-bar comping Funk 16th chuck Shuffle boogie Reggaeton (dembow) Metal Gallop Reverse Gallop La pompe (gypsy jazz) One-drop double skank (reggae) Bo Diddley beat (3-2 clave on guitar) Disco chucking (Chic style) Surf tremolo motor (alternate picking)