Major Arpeggios And Chords with Guitar Diagrams and Tablature

Each chord is made up of three notes and is called a Triad. The fist letter in each group is the name or Root Note of that chord. The next note is a third above the root, and is called the Third. The next note is a fifth above the root and is called the Fifth. The guitar has 6 strings and we can play 3, 4, 5, or 6 strings at the same time, chords that use more than three notes repeat or Double notes of the triad. The notes of a chord can be placed in any order called Voicings and can have any note as the lowest sounding note (Bass) called Chord Inversions.

Arpeggios And Chord Voicings For Major Triads on Guitar

Click the treble clef to play every measure or click any measure to practice that chord. The fingerings in red indicate the root note or name of that chord.

Remember, the goal is memorization. Not only will your fingers memorize the positions of the guitar chords, your ears will also memorize the sounds on the guitar called Ear Training, so make sure your guitar is in tune. You can tune your guitar by ear to the midi player by clicking the tune logo or tune by eye using an electronic guitar tuner. It is recommended that you learn both methods.