Land on the root
Four chromatic notes. The last one is the root, on the downbeat.
Charts
Chords in this key
I, IV, V, V7, vi, bVII.
Diatonic chords for every jam key
Open grips
First position. Other keys use an E-form or A-form barre.
Ten-dollar chords
6ths, maj7s, 9ths, m7s, a dim7, and the V of V.
Chromatics
Land on a chord tone, usually the root, when the chord hits.
From a fret below
Same closed shape, one fret lower, then slide up. F# into G, C# into D, G# into A.
From a fret above
Start a half step sharp and come down. Don’t sit on the upper fret.
Half-step slide
Closed E-form so the whole grip moves. Play the left diagram, slide to the middle. The right-hand grip is the fall-in from above.
Chromatic walk into the root
Four notes, last one is the chord root. Repeat it on any string that has that root.
Chord tones vs. approach notes
Teal is the target chord. Amber is a half step below each of those tones — slide or walk into the teal.
Scale charts
Minor pentatonic, natural minor, and blues are spelled from the relative minor. Necks are on the scales page.
Capo fret by song key
Rows are sounding keys. Columns are which pentatonic box sits at the capo. Zero means play open.
Key at this capo
Each column is a box at the nut, against that capo.
G shapes
1st box at the capo. G and Em grips.