Alternative Chord Shapes

Lesson 3/32 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Introducing Guitar 2
Alternative Chord Shapes

Alternative Chord Shapes

There are many different ways to play the same chord. Here are alternative chord shapes for A7 and E7. Practice the two previous chord progressions using these new shapes.

Notice that both of these shapes are based on the major chord. When the fourth finger is added, the chord becomes a seventh chord.

It is important to know alternative chord shapes, because when you are playing songs, some shapes will sound better, or be easier to change to. All good guitarists know many different ways to playa chord.

 

A7

 

E7

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1- Flat Signs 2- Turnaround Progressions 3- The Natural Sign 4- The D Minor Chord (Dm) 5- The B Seventh Chord (B7) 6- The Note Middle C 7- The E Minor Chord (Em) 8- The A Minor Chord (Am) 9- The Note F Sharp (in the first space) 10- The F Major Scale 11- The Note E 12- The F Chord 13- 12 Bar Blues 14- The Note B (Below Middle C) 15- The A Seventh Chord (A7) 16- The Low G Note 17- The E Chord 18- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 19- Bass Note Picking 20- The A Chord 21- INTRODUCTION 22- Chord Chart 23- The C Major Scale 24- Alternative Chord Fingerings 25- Accidentals 26- Minor Keys 27- 12 Bar Blues in G – Variation 28- Alternative Chord Shapes 29- Continuous Right Hand Movement 30- Alternate Bass Note Picking 31- Approach to Practice 32- The Key of C Major

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