We will begin by using the Root Six Major Bar chord, meaning two things. Firstly, the term Root Six indicates that the Root of the chord or the name of the chord is found on the sixth string. Secondly, the word Major points out exactly what type of chord it is.
The Root Six Major Bar chord is based upon the basic E Major chord and can be learnt in three steps.
Finger the basic E Major chord with the second, third and fourth fingers, therefore leaving the first finger free (we can think of it as being a "moveable nut").
Now move this fingering of the basic E Major chord up the fretboard one whole fret.
Finally, Bar the first fret. By doing this your first finger is doing the same job as the nut except one fret higher. This completes the raising of the basic E Major chord by one fret. A new chord, F Major (see page 63), is produced because the F note (or F chord) is always found one fret higher than E. As mentioned above, the Root note (F) is found on the sixth string. The Root note will be highlighted by a box.