This lesson takes the five open chords and considers them as movable shapes. These are barre chord basics. You are well on the way to understanding the fretboard of the guitar.

This lesson considers the open E chord as a barre chord and explores techniques for moving it in a parallel manner up and down the neck.

This lesson considers the open A chord as a barre chord and explores techniques for moving around the fingerboard.

This lesson considers the open D chord as a capsule and takes it to different places on the neck to make different chords.

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This lesson considers the open C chord as a capsule and takes it to different places on the fretboard.  It is an intermediate skill incorporating a half-barre technique with the left hand.

This lesson considers the open G chord as a movable shape and explores techniques for parallel movement