Now let's talk about some minor chords, movable bar chords.
So here, we're going to, remember that that was our F major chord, and
remember the difference between a major chord and
a minor chord was that the third was lowered a half step.
So here we have an F major chord [SOUND] and
we have one [SOUND], five [SOUND],
and that's one [SOUND] and this is our third.
[SOUND] So if were to lower this note [SOUND] just a half step.
[SOUND] So we're going from an A [SOUND] to an A flat [SOUND], we get this shape.
[SOUND] So this is F major.
[SOUND] And now this is F minor.
[SOUND] Now this [SOUND] movable shape,
the root is on the sixth string.
So we can move this with our knowledge of the names of the notes of
the sixth string.
We can move this anywhere on the fretboard and
the chord would simply take the name of the note in the root position.
So we're going to move it up to the fifth fret here.
I'm going to play that same shape.
[SOUND] And that is an A minor chord.
[SOUND] Has one, five, one, flat three,
five, and doubled again.
[SOUND] So, that is a movable bar code shape
that has a root on the sixth string.
Now, we're going to show you a shape that is a movable bar code shape
with the route on the fifth string.
Again, we can use the knowledge that we have,
the names of the notes on the fifth string and
plug in the shape anywhere where the root lies on that fifth string,
and that chord will take the name of that note.
So let's start right here, we're going to start with C minor.
[SOUND] This is a C minor,
movable bar chord shape with the root on the fifth string.
You remember the C major that we just learned.
[SOUND] If we lower the third, which in this case is the E,
to an E flat we wind up with a C minor chord.
[SOUND] This is C major.
[SOUND] And this is C minor.
[SOUND] The root is in this position right here on the fifth string.
If we were to take that shape and move it to another place,
let's move it up here to where this note is an E.
[SOUND] That is now an E minor chord.
[SOUND] One, [SOUND] that's five, [SOUND] that's one,
[SOUND] flat three, [SOUND] and five again.
That's an E.
[SOUND] If we were to move it down here,
where this note is a B, [SOUND],
now we have [SOUND] a B minor bar chord.
[SOUND] So with this knowledge,
we can play any major chord and any minor chord
in different places on the fretboard.
If it's on the sixth string, that note, [SOUND] G, for
example, will be the name of the chord.
[SOUND] If it's on the fifth string, [SOUND] that note,
C, [SOUND] would be the name of the chord.
And for minor, if it's on the sixth string, that note,
[SOUND] which is an A, would make this chord an A minor.
And if it's on the fifth string, [SOUND] that note which is the root on the fifth
string, fifth fret, will be the root of this chord, which is a D minor.
Again be very patient with these bar chords.
It takes a while to get the right pressure, but in time,
you'll be playing chords all over the neck.