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
Class Sessions
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