When a chord can be moved up and down the neck, in these lessons, it is referred to as a Portable Chord. There are several major chord shapes that are portable and can be played anywhere on the neck.

Portable major chord with the root notes on the 6th, 4th and 1st strings below.

Portabe Major Chord

Please note the 1’s should be played as a bar. 

Portable major chord simplified with the root notes on the 4th and 1st strings below.

Portable Minor Chord

Please note the 1’s should be played as a bar.

Portable major chord with the root note on the 5th string below.

Portable Major Chord

Please note the 3’s should be played as a bar. 

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Position 1E------------------------------------------4-5-7-8--B------------------------------------5-7-8----------G--------------------------4-5-6-7-8----------------D------------------4-5-6-7--------------------------A----------4-5-6-7----------------------------------E--4-5-7-8------------------------------------------E--8-7-5-4------------------------------------------B----------8-7-5------------------------------------G----------------8-7-6-5-4--------------------------D--------------------------7-6-5-4------------------A----------------------------------7-6-5-4----------E------------------------------------------8-7-5-4--Position 2E-----------------------------------------------7-8-9-10--B--------------------------------------7-8-9-10-----------G------------------------------6-7-8-9--------------------D---------------------6-7-9-10----------------------------A--------------7-9-10-------------------------------------E--7-8-9-10-11--------------------------------------------E--10-9-8-7-----------------------------------------------B-----------10-9-8-7--------------------------------------G--------------------9-8-7-6------------------------------D----------------------------10-9-7-6---------------------A-------------------------------------10-9-7--------------E--------------------------------------------11-10-9-8-7--Position 3E-----------------------------------------------7-8-9-10-11--B--------------------------------------7-8-9-10--------------G------------------------------6-7-8-9-----------------------D---------------------6-7-9-10-------------------------------A--------------7-9-10----------------------------------------E--7-8-9-10-11-----------------------------------------------E--11-10-9-8-7-----------------------------------------------B--------------10-9-8-7--------------------------------------G-----------------------9-8-7-6------------------------------D-------------------------------10-9-7-6---------------------A----------------------------------------10-9-7--------------E-----------------------------------------------11-10-9-8-7--Position 4E--------------------------------------------------------------12-14-15--B-----------------------------------------------12-13-14-15-16-----------G-----------------------------------11-12-13-14--------------------------D-----------------------11-12-13-14--------------------------------------A-----------11-12-14-15--------------------------------------------------E--12-14-15--------------------------------------------------------------E--15-14-12--------------------------------------------------------------B-----------16-15-14-13-12-----------------------------------------------G--------------------------14-13-12-11-----------------------------------D--------------------------------------14-13-12-11-----------------------A--------------------------------------------------15-14-12-11-----------E--------------------------------------------------------------15-14-12--Position 5E------------------------------------------2-3-4-5--B----------------------------------2-3-4-5----------G----------------------------2-4-5------------------D--------------------2-4-5-6------------------------A----------2-3-4-5-6--------------------------------E--2-3-4-5------------------------------------------E--5-4-3-2------------------------------------------B----------5-4-3-2----------------------------------G------------------5-4-2----------------------------D------------------------6-5-4-2--------------------A--------------------------------6-5-4-3-2----------E------------------------------------------5-4-3-2--

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