What about G Minor and C minor chords? These chords need to be played as bar chords. There is not a G minor or C minor in the open position. These chords will be played as portable chords.

This version of the C Minor chord is considered the first position version. To play this C Minor Chord, use your index finger to bar all of the strings on the 3rd fret, and use your ring finger on the 5th fret of the D string, your pinky finger on the 5th fret of the G string, and your middle finger on the 4th fret of the B string. The Root notes are on the A String, and the G string. This chord is portable and can be moved around on the fretboard. Just keep in mind that your root note is on the A string.

C Minor Chord

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Holding the Guitar

When you begin, whether you are playing acoustic or electric, you should be sitting down. Make sure you sit on a chair that doesn’t have an arm rest. Arm rests

Reading Chord Diagrams

Throughout these lessons there will be chord diagrams. Like the one following: This chord diagram represents a C chord. The vertical lines represent the strings. The line on the left