toolbox chord finder

Can anyone give a new player a simple explanation for the different numbers and colours used in the variations throughout the chordfinder tool.

Thanks

Hey ddiddler --

Along the top of the screen is the guitar neck.

The numbers across the top, horiztonally, are the Fret numbers: 1, 2, 3, etc.

The numbers on the fret board (in the white and red circles) are the finger you use.

1 = Index

2 = Middle

3 = Ring

4 - Pinky

When a note is WHITE, that just means it's part of the chord. When a note is RED that means it's a Root Note of the chord. If you're playing any type of C Chord, the root note is C. A chord = root note is A. Etc.

In the C major chord you'll notice there are TWO Cs in different octaves (on different strings). It's just helping you identify some of the root notes notes along with the chord names.

Does that help?

-Carl.

THanks Chris

Had grasped fret and finger numbers

C Maj 1st var play 1,2 and 3 , with 1 and 3 being c notes

Please explain Var 2 play red 1 and either of the 3s

or play white 1 and red 3 up the neck

similarly A Maj var 2 has lots of white and red

how do you know which to choose.

Still beginner level 1 but trying to read ahead.

Dave

Originally Posted by: ddiddler

THanks Chris

Had grasped fret and finger numbers

C Maj 1st var play 1,2 and 3 , with 1 and 3 being c notes

Please explain Var 2 play red 1 and either of the 3s

or play white 1 and red 3 up the neck

similarly A Maj var 2 has lots of white and red

how do you know which to choose.

Still beginner level 1 but trying to read ahead.

Dave

Hey Dave!

OK, on Variation 2, that's a two-finger barre chord.

First, you hold down your 1st finger / index across the 5th to 1st strings. Then, you hold down all 3 notes from 4th to 2nd string with your ring finger.

It looks BASICALLY like this (random photo from web, ignore what that middle finger looks like it's doing) :

Make sense?

-Carl.

Here's a video by Lisa about using this 5th-string root barre chord shape:

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=24891&s_id=2057

-Carl.

thanks Chris

understand

getting ahead of myself a bit.

Looking at some I had to have 6 or 7 fingers.

I'll get back to the basics with Lisa

Dave

Thanks Chris

had another look and can see where it's all going.

Dave