How to figure out any chord.

Part Three - Some more sample chords for you to try.

There are seemingly endless combinations for chord structures on the guitar. You should probably learn the most commonly used chords…and a few not-so-common chords.

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Continuing from the part two of this lesson, let’s take another look at the 6th string root fretboard map.

The 6th-string root map

Now, by using the above fretboard map, let’s take a look at a few names/shapes you will need to add to your chord vocabulary.

A (major) I-III-V

A minor (Am) I-iii-V

A (dominant) 7 (A7) I-III-V-vii

A minor 7 (Am7) I-iii-V-vii

A Major 7 (AΔ) I-III-V-VII

A 6 (A6) I-III-V-VI

A 6 9 [no 3rd] (A69) I-III-V-VI-IX

A (dominant) 11 [no 3rd, no 5th] (A11) I-III-V-vi-IX-XI

A Major 13 [no 5th, no 11th] (AΔ13) I-III-V-VI-IX-XI-XIII

The list goes on and on. Hopefully, you now have a better understanding of chord structure using an interval fretboard map to build any chord.

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