The Ultimate Guide to Barre Chords!
Section 3 – The Barre Chord Shapes and Barre Chord Formula
Part D – The Barre Chord Formula
These questions are designed to test your knowledge learnt in the chapter The Barre Chord Formula. Ensure you learn the details of that chapter before attempting this and then revisit it to better your score here!
General Questions…
1) On what string is the root note for the E shape barre chords?
2) On what string is the root note for the A shape chords?
3) What note is on the 3rd fret E string?
4) What note is on the 4th fret A string?
5) If the note of A is located on the 5th fret low E string, what note is on the 6th fret low E string?
What’s The Chord?
1) Play a Major chord using the E shape, at the 5th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
2) Play a Major chord using the A shape, at the 8th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
3) Play a minor chord using the E shape, at the 9th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
4) Play a minor chord using the A shape, at the 4th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
5) Play a minor chord using the E shape, at the 7th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
Finding The Chord…
1) Using the E Major shape, what fret would you find the B Major chord?
2) Using the E minor shape, what fret would you find the G minor chord?
3) Using the A Major shape, what fret would you find the F Major chord?
4) Using the A minor shape, what fret would you find the A# minor chord?
5) Using the E Major shape, what fret would you find the F# Major chord?
Answers
General Questions…
1) On what string is the root note for the E shape barre chords?
Low E string
2) On what string is the root note for the A shape chords?
A string
3) What note is on the 3rd fret E string?
G
4) What note is on the 4th fret A string?
C#
5) If the note of A is located on the 5th fret low E string, what note is on the 6th fret low E string?
A# (or Bb but generally it’s easier to think of it as always A# – in the beginning)
What’s The Chord?
1) Play a Major chord using the E shape, at the 5th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
A Major
2) Play a Major chord using the A shape, at the 8th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
F Major
3) Play a minor chord using the E shape, at the 9th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
C# minor
4) Play a minor chord using the A shape, at the 4th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
C# minor
5) Play a minor chord using the E shape, at the 7th fret, what actual chord are you playing?
B minor
Finding The Chord…
1) Using the E Major shape, what fret would you find the B Major chord?
7th
2) Using the E minor shape, what fret would you find the G minor chord?
3rd
3) Using the A Major shape, what fret would you find the F Major chord?
8th
4) Using the A minor shape, what fret would you find the A# minor chord?
1st
5) Using the E Major shape, what fret would you find the F# Major chord?
2nd
Score
0-4 – Revisit the chapter fully (but don’t worry this is tricky stuff)
5-9 – Well done, and not bad but go back and study the diagrams
10-14 – Very good, now try to get 15
15 – Awesome, you have fully understood this chapter!
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