Guitar Chord Chart: A Definitive Guide For Beginner Guitarists

The Minor Chords chart

The minor chord is one of the most popular guitar chord types of all because Most minor keys have more harmonic possibilities than major keys and major chord progressions. Songs in minor keys often go from minor to major and back to minor. In the same song, the same chord can sometimes be both major and minor.

This chord is the polar opposite of a major chord!

It is very versatile and can be heard in genres such as:

• Rock and Metal.
• Blues.
• Jazz.
• Funk.

Here are the chord boxes for each minor chord in ALL 12 keys:

A Minor

Bb Minor

B Minor

 

C Minor

C# Minor

Quick Tip

You will often see the word ‘minor’ abbreviated to a lower case ‘m’.

Like this: A minor = ‘Am’

D Minor

Eb Minor

E Minor

F Minor

F# Minor

G Minor

G# Minor

 

Ok, we’ve covered the basics. Next, we’re going to dive into some cool-sounding dominant 7 chords!

The Dominant 7th Chord

The dominant 7th chord is used frequently in blues, rock and jazz.

It sounds great!

EVERY guitarist should know how to play a dominant 7th chord because it give music a sense of tension, which keeps it interesting.

Quick Tip

Whenever you see a dominant 7th chord on a page, it’s always written with a number ‘7’ after the chord.

For example, an A dominant 7th chord would be written like this: ‘A7’

Let’s learn the dominant 7th chord in ALL 12 keys.

A7

Bb7

B7

 

C7

C#7

 

D7

Eb7

 

E7

F7

 

F#7

 

G7

G#7

The Minor 7th Chord

The minor 7th chord is very similar to the minor chord.

The only difference is one note.

To create a minor 7th chord you add the 7th degree of the scale.

In layman’s terms, the minor 7th chord is a more ‘advanced version’ of the minor chord.

Let’s learn this chord in ALL 12 keys.

 

Am7

Bbm7

 

Bm7

 

Cm7

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C#m7

 

Dm7

Ebm7

 

Em7

Fm7

 

F#m7

Gm7

 

G#m7

The Major 7th Chord

The major 7th chord is similar to the major chord.

However, this time we’ve added a major 7th to the major chord.

Think of a major 7th chord as a more complex version of a major chord.

Here are all the major 7th guitar chord charts in ALL keys:

A Major 7

 

Bb Major 7

B Major 7

C Major 7

C# Major 7

D Major 7

Eb Major 7

E Major 7

F Major 7

F# Major 7

 

G Major 7

G# Major 7

Download the entire guitar chord chart

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