This article covers nicely a couple of the basic fingerings for a couple of chords with links to some really good free guitar lessons online which include pics and descriptions of basic chords right through progressions, scales, leads and theory.
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Guitar Note Charts - Understanding Ambiguous Chord and Scale Fingerings
By Frank A Smith
Guitar note charts typically either describe leads, scales or chords but many times do not adequately describe the actual fingerings to accomplish the desired playing scale. It is my hope that in spending a few moments here the novice player will have a better understanding of how to accomplish chord and scale patterns. Let's see if we can lift some of the fog on the basic guitar note charts you are likely to see.
A typical chord pattern you are likely to see involves laying a finger flat across strings 2 through six, while laying another finger flat across strings 3 through 5 two frets higher up the fretboard. In this case you're going to use the index finger for the first set (strings 2-5), and your ring finger for the notes on strings 3 through 6. Simple enough? Let's try a harder one.
A similar pattern you'll see in guitar note charts is the same flat finger across strings 2 through five, but now they want you to hold down string 5 one fret above the flat finger, while holding string 3 and 4 two frets higher. Which fingers go where?
The answer is typically most players use the index finger for the flat position (the barre - in a barre chord), while they then use the middle finger to cover the 5th string, and the ring covers the 3rd. That leaves the pinky to cover the 4th. It is not advisable to try to bridge the 3rd and 4th with the ring finger - as it is very difficult to keep the notes clean and move quickly to the next chord position.
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