Originally Posted by: WilldridgeNot sure if this is what you're after, but it might be a step in the right direction:

http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa010901d.htm

Regards,
Chris.

That is right.
Those two shapes would allow you to play the Major and minor chords in any key.

They are also known as Movable Chords.
And you can find moveable chords that you can use to play the other type of chords: Maj7, Maj9, Maj13, minor7, minor9, minor11, minor13, etc.