Comments on: Guitar Chord Theory - Seventh Chords http://www.theguitarlessonreview.com/blog/2010/guitar-chord-theory-seventh-chords/ Guitar lesson news, reviews and tips Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:15:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: chris http://www.theguitarlessonreview.com/blog/2010/guitar-chord-theory-seventh-chords/comment-page-1/#comment-73 chris Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:20:30 +0000 http://www.theguitarlessonreview.com/blog/?p=342#comment-73 On the chord grid charts above, you're right, the strings with the round circles at the top are open strings (i.e. not held down at any fret). They should be played, and in the examples above for C & C7, they are regular scale notes. The strings with the X's at the top should not be played at all as part of that chord. The numbers at the bottom of the chord grid charts indicate a suggested fingering for the left (or fretting) hand for that chord, where the finger numbering goes: 1 = index finger, 2 = middle finger, 3 = ring finger, 4 = little finger/pinky. There are dashes on the open strings (i.e. the ones with O's at the top) since those strings are not to be held down at any fret, so there is no finger number to use on that string. So if you read the first chord grid for C Major, the open strings are the top (highest) and third strings. The numbers at the bottom reading from left to right (lowest to highest), and including the dashes are: - 3 2 - 1 -, this means: - : lowest string not sounded ('X' at the top), so no fret held down 3 : 5th string held down at the 3rd fret with the ring finger 2 : 4th string held down at the 2nd fret with the middle finger - : 3rd string has an 'O' at the top, so is open, with no fret being held down 1 : 2nd string held down at the 1st fret with the index finger - : 1st string has an 'O' at the top, so is open, with no fret being held down Hope this helps. On the chord grid charts above, you’re right, the strings with the round circles at the top are open strings (i.e. not held down at any fret). They should be played, and in the examples above for C & C7, they are regular scale notes.

The strings with the X’s at the top should not be played at all as part of that chord.

The numbers at the bottom of the chord grid charts indicate a suggested fingering for the left (or fretting) hand for that chord, where the finger numbering goes: 1 = index finger, 2 = middle finger, 3 = ring finger, 4 = little finger/pinky.

There are dashes on the open strings (i.e. the ones with O’s at the top) since those strings are not to be held down at any fret, so there is no finger number to use on that string.

So if you read the first chord grid for C Major, the open strings are the top (highest) and third strings. The numbers at the bottom reading from left to right (lowest to highest), and including the dashes are: - 3 2 - 1 -, this means:

- : lowest string not sounded (’X’ at the top), so no fret held down
3 : 5th string held down at the 3rd fret with the ring finger
2 : 4th string held down at the 2nd fret with the middle finger
- : 3rd string has an ‘O’ at the top, so is open, with no fret being held down
1 : 2nd string held down at the 1st fret with the index finger
- : 1st string has an ‘O’ at the top, so is open, with no fret being held down

Hope this helps.

]]> By: Mike http://www.theguitarlessonreview.com/blog/2010/guitar-chord-theory-seventh-chords/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Mike Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:58:00 +0000 http://www.theguitarlessonreview.com/blog/?p=342#comment-72 Why are there dashes under the strings with the little round circles at the top of the chart. Aren't these "open" strings and they are played? Are they regular scale notes? Why the dashes. hmmmmmm? Why are there dashes under the strings with the little round circles at the top of the chart. Aren’t these “open” strings and they are played? Are they regular scale notes? Why the dashes. hmmmmmm?

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