Root Six Major Bar Chord
The first bar chord you will learn is 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.
Step One
Finger the basic E Major chord with the second, third and fourth fingers, therefore leaving the first finger free.
Step Two
Now move this fingering of the basic E Major chord up the fretboard one whole fret.
Step Three
Finally, lay the first finger across the first fret thus barring all the strings (as indicated by a curved line). 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 one fret. A new chord, F Major, 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.
